Parabolas and Ellipses

Is the major axis vertical or horizontal? 

• vertical 

• horizontal 

What direction does the parabola open?

• Up

• Down

• Left

• Right

What is the distance to the focus in this parabola?

• 4

• 6

• 12

• 3

Find the standard equation of the given ellipse

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What are the foci of the shifted ellipse?

• (-5,1) and (-1,1)

• (±√3,0)

• (0,1) and (-6,1)

• (√3 - 3,1) and (-√3 - 3,1)

• 4

• 9

• 6

• 3

What are the vertices of this Ellipse?

• (-5, 5), (1, 5)

• (-2, 8), (-2, 2)

• (-2, 12), (-2, -2)

• (-9, 5) , (5, 5)

A satellite dish is shaped like a parabola with the receiver located at the focus. If the dish is 12 feet across at its opening and 4 feet deep, how far from the vertex is the receiver located?

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

Find the standard equation of the given ellipse

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What are the co-vertices of the ellipse?

• (-5,3)

• (-5,0) and (-5,6)

• (3,-5)

• (-10, 3) and (0,3)