Conic Sections Types Review

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What is a conic section?

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A conic section is a curve obtained by intersecting a cone with a plane. The four types of conic sections are circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas.

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What is the general equation of a circle?

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What is the difference between an ellipse and a hyperbola?

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An ellipse is a set of points where the sum of the distances from two foci is constant, while a hyperbola is a set of points where the difference of the distances from two foci is constant.

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What is the standard form of the equation of an ellipse?

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What is the length of the major axis of an ellipse?

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What is the standard form of the equation of a hyperbola?

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What is a parabola?

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A parabola is a conic section that can be defined as the set of all points equidistant from a point (focus) and a line (directrix).

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What is the vertex of a parabola?

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The vertex of a parabola is the point where the parabola changes direction, and it is the minimum or maximum point of the parabola.

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What is the equation of a horizontal ellipse?

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What is the equation of a vertical ellipse?

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