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1 Introduction To Conic Sections and Circles

1. Conic sections are shapes formed by the intersection of a plane and a right cone. The main types are circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas. 2. A circle is a conic section formed when the plane cuts the cone perpendicular to its axis. It can be defined as the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point, called the center. 3. The standard form equation of a circle is (x - h)2 + (y - k)2 = r2, where (h, k) are the coordinates of the center and r is the radius. This defines all points whose distance from the center is r

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1 Introduction To Conic Sections and Circles

1. Conic sections are shapes formed by the intersection of a plane and a right cone. The main types are circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas. 2. A circle is a conic section formed when the plane cuts the cone perpendicular to its axis. It can be defined as the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point, called the center. 3. The standard form equation of a circle is (x - h)2 + (y - k)2 = r2, where (h, k) are the coordinates of the center and r is the radius. This defines all points whose distance from the center is r

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INTRODUCTION TO

CONIC SECTIONS AND CIRCLES


Learning Objectives
1. illustrate the different types of conic sections: parabola,
ellipse, circle, hyperbola, and degenerate cases
2. define a circle
3. determine the equation of a circle in standard form
4. sketch a circle in a rectangular coordinate system
CONIC SECTIONS

-is the intersection of a right


cone and a plane. If a plane is
sliced through a right cone in
different angles, a particular
conic section is derived.
Conic Sections

Hyperbola Parabola Ellipse


CONIC SECTIONS
- can be represented by the equation:

Ax + Bx + Cx + Dy + E = 0
2 2

where A,B,C,D and E are real numbers and


A and B are both nonzero.
Recall
Given two distinct points P() and Q()
Slope of segment PQ

Distance between P and Q

Midpoint of segment PQ
CIRCLE

-is formed when a


plane cuts the cone
perpendicular to its
axis.
Circles
locus of all points in the plane
having the same fixed positive distance, from a fixed point
radius center

Equation of a Circle in Standard Form


with center C(h,k) and r > 0
Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
1. Center is at C(2,-5) and radius is 3:

2. Has a diameter whose endpoints are A(3,4) and B(-3,12)


Center of the circle is midpoint of AB:

Radius of the circle is half the diameter:

Thus, the equation of the circle is:


Equation of a Circle in General Form

Example: Sketch the graph of + + 10x – 2y = 55


Transform the equation into center-radius form:

C(-5,1)
radius: 9
Determining When an Equation
Yields a Circle
The graph of the equation
1. the circle centered at
with radius
if > 0
2. the single point if
3. the empty set if

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