Mathematics 54

1st Semester, A.Y. 2015-2016

Q, W16, X16

Exercises 7 - Conic Sections

Do as indicated.

1. Find an equation for the parabola whose axis of symmetry is x = 1, and passing through
the points (3, 2) and (2, 3).
2. Find an equation for the ellipse whose foci are (2, 1) and (2, 3) and minor axis of length
8.
3. Determine the vertex, focus, directrix, endpoints of the latus rectum, axis of symmetry
of the parabola 4y 2 + 4y + 24x 35 = 0 and sketch its graph.
4. Find an equation and sketch the vertical hyperbola with one vertex at (2, 2) and one
endpoint of its conjugate axis at (6, 1). Label properly the center, vertices, foci and
asymptotes of the hyperbola. Find the eccentricity.
5. Find an equation of the ellipse whose vertices are at (2, 6) and (2, 4) and whose foci are
8 units apart. Sketch the ellipse and label its center, vertices, foci, and the endpoints of
its minor axis. Find the eccentricity.
6. Sketch the hyperbola whose Cartesian equation is 9x2 4y 2 18x 24y = 63. Indicate
its center, foci, vertices, endpoints of the conjugate axis, and asymptotes.
7. Given the hyperbola 4y 2 x2 + 8y 32 = 0.
(a) Sketch the hyperbola and determine its foci, vertices and equation of the asymptotes.
(b) Find the eccentricity.
(c) Find an equation of the ellipse whose major and minor axes coincide with the transverse and conjugate axis of the given hyperbola.
8. Given the equation 16(x2 6x + 9) + 25y 2 = 400.
(a) Identify the type of conic.
(b) Find the eccentricity, center, vertices and foci of the conic.
(c) Sketch the graph and label all important points.
9. Consider the equation

y 2 (x + 5)2

= 1.
9
16

(a) Identify the type of conic.

(b) Find the center, vertices, foci, and eccentricity of the conic, if applicable.
(c) Sketch the graph. Label important points and/or lines.
10. Given the equation 16x2 + 9y 2 + 160x + 256 = 0.
(a) Find the center, vertices and foci of the conic.
(b) Sketch the graph and label all important points.

11. Given 25(x + 1)2 16(y + 1)2 = 400.

(a) Find the eccentricity, center, foci, vertices, asymptotes, and the ends of the conjugate
axis of the hyperbola.
(b) Sketch the graph of the hyperbola showing the auxillary rectangle. Label all important points.
12. Find the equation of any of the two parabolas whose vertex is the center of the ellipse
(x 2)2 (y 1)2
+
=1
25
16
and whose focus is also a focus of the given ellipse. In the same coordinate plane, draw
both the ellipse and the parabola. Label the foci and vertices of both conics.
13. Find the equation of the hyperbola with a vertical transverse axis whose auxillary rectx2 (y + 1)2
+
= 1. Sketch its graph.
angle is circumscribed by
2
4
14. Consider the parabola y 2 = 6x + 9.
(a) Sketch the parabola. Label the vertex, focus, endpoints of the latus rectum, and the
directrix.
(b) Find an equation of the hyperbola whose transverse axis and one endpoint of its
conjugate axis are the latus rectum and the vertex of the parabola. Sketch the
hyperbola. Label the center, vertices and foci.
15. Use the Focus-Directrix Equation for the following problems.
(a) The vertices of a hyperbola are 4 units apart while the foci are 6 units apart. If a
point P on the hyperbola is 25 units away from the nearest directrix, how far away
is P from the nearest focus?
(b) The vertices of an ellipse are 5 units apart while the foci are 2 units apart. If a point
P on the hyperbola is 12 units away from the nearest directrix, how far away is P
from the nearest focus?
(c) Find the focus-directrix equation and the standard equation of the conic with a focus
at F (1, 2) and corresponding directrix D : x = 1 if its eccentricity is
(i) e = 1

(ii) e = 1/2

(iii) e = 2

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