Name the Conic

This is a roller coaster. What conic section does it represent?

• circle

• parabola

• hyperbola

• ellipse

This is a football. A football is shaped this way so that it can rotate quicker and faster. What conic does this represent?

• circle

• ellipse

• hyperbola

• parabola

This is James S Mcdonnell Planetarium and it is part of the Saint Louis Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Which conic section represents this?

• ellipse

• hyperbola

• parabola

• circle

Name the conic section and find the center.25x² + 9y² + 50x - 36y - 164 = 0

• ellipse; C(-1, 2)

• hyperbola; C(-1, -2)

• ellipse; C(-2, 4)

• ellipse; C(1, 2)

Name the conic section and determine the vertices.9x² - 4y² - 54x-16y - 79 = 0

• hyperbola; (3, 4), (3, -8)

• hyperbola; (7, -2), (-1, -2)

• hyperbola; (9,  -2), (-3, -2)

• hyperbola; (3, 2), (3, -6)

Classify the conic section.

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

• Parabola

Classify the conic section.

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

• Parabola

Vertical Ellipse

Vertical Hyperbola

Horizontal Ellipse

Horizontal Hyperbola

• Vertical Ellipse

• Vertical Hyperbola

• Horizontal Ellipse

• Horizontal Hyperbola