Chapter 9 Conics

9.1

Answer Key

General Form of a Conic

Answers
1. ellipse
2. circle
3. ellipse
4. sideways parabola
5. hyperbola
6. parabola
7. ( + 2)2 4
8. ( 4)2 16
9. 3( + 1)2 + 1
3 2

10. 3 ( + 2) +

33
4

11. 2( 3)2 17
12. 4( 2)2 + ( + 1)2 = 16
13. 9( 3)2 + ( 1)2 = 1
14. 3( 1)2 + 4 2 = 12
15. = ( + 2)2 3

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9.2

Answer Key

Parabolas

Answers
1. ( 1)2 = 4 3( 1)
2. ( + 1)2 = 4 3( 1)
3. ( 4)2 = 4 3( 5)
4. ( 1)2 = 4 4( 8)
5. ( 4)2 = 4 3( 1)
6. ( 6)2 = 4 5( 4)
7. ( 1)2 = 4( 11)
8. ( + 1)2 = 4 2( 4)

7 y
6
5
4
3
2
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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9. ( 4)2 = 4 5( + 1)

7 y
6
5
4
3
2
1
-14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

x
2 4 6 8 10 12 14

10. ( + 3)2 = 4 3( + 2)

9 y
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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11. ( 6)2 = 4 2( 4)

19 y
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
x
1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-2
-3
-4
12. ( + 3)2 = 4( 3)

y
15
10
5
x
-15

-10

-5

10

15

-5
-10
-15

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13. ( + 7)2 = 4 2 ( 5)

y
15
10
5
x
-15

-10

-5

10

15

-5
-10
-15
2
3

14. ( + 6)2 = 4 ( + 2)

y
15
10
5
x
-15

-10

-5

10

15

-5
-10
-15

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Answer Key

15. ( 1)2 = 4 5 ()

y
15
10
5
x
-15

-10

-5

10

15

-5
-10
-15

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9.3

Answer Key

Circles

Answers
1.

y
4
2
x
-6

-4

-2

2.
y
4
2
x
-6

-4

-2

-2
-4

3.
y
4
2
x
-6

-4

-2

-2
-4

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Answer Key

4.
y
8
6
4
2
-6

-4

-2

-2
-4

5.
y
8
6
4
2
-6

-4

-2

x
2

-2
-4

6. ( 2)2 + ( + 5)2 = 11
7. ( + 1)2 + ( 4)2 = 16
8. ( 3)2 + ( 2)2 = 1
9. ( + 1)2 + ( + 7)2 = 25
10. ( 1)2 + ( 1)2 = 2
11. ( + 2)2 + ( 1)2 = 9
12. ( + 7)2 + ( 1)2 = 16
13. 2 + ( + 5)2 = 25
14. 2 + 2 = 4
15. ( + 2)2 + 2 = 1

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9.4

Answer Key

Ellipses

Answers
1. Vertices: (1, -1) and (1, -9). Foci: (1, 5 + 12), (1, 5 12). Eccentricity:

12
.
4

2. Vertices: (2, -2) and (-4, -2). Foci: (1 + 5, 2), (1 5, 2). Eccentricity:
3. Vertices: (2, 3) and (2, -1). Foci: (2, 1 + 3), (2, 1 3). Eccentricity:

5
.
3

3
.
2

4.

8
6
4
2
-6

-4

-2

x
2

-2
-4
-6
-8

5.

8
6
4
2
-6

-4

-2

-2
-4
-6
-8

x
2

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Answer Key

6.

8
6
4
2
-6

7.
8.
9.

(+1)2
16
(4)2
9
(2)2

10.
11.
12.
13.

-4

(+7)2
4

-2
-4
-6
-8

=1

+ ( + 1)2 = 1
+

(4)2
9
(4)2
36
(+2)2
25
(6)2
25

-2

(+2)2

+
+
+
+

=1

(3)2
25
(1)2
4
(4)2
9
(+2)2
169

=1
=1
=1
=1

14. Possible answer:

2
502

2
252

=1

15. 17.86 feet

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Chapter 9 Conics
9.5

Answer Key

Hyperbolas

Answers
1.

(+1)2
16

(+3)2
4

= 1. This is a hyperbola because the coefficients of 2 and 2 have opposite signs.

2. This parabola opens side to side.

3. The vertices are at (5, 3) and (3, 3).
1

4. The asymptotes are at = 2 ( + 1) 3

5.

y
8
6
4
2
x
-8

-6

-4

-2

-2
-4
-6
-8

6.

(+2)2
16

(1)2
9

= 1. This is a hyperbola because the coefficients of 2 and 2 have opposite signs.

7. Opens up and down.

8. (2, 4) and (-2, -2)
3

9. = 4 ( + 2) + 1

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Answer Key

10.

6
5
4
3
2
1
-8 -6 -4 -2
-1
-2
-3

x
2 4 6 8

-4
-5
-6
-7
11.

(3)2
9

(+3)2
1

= 1. This is a hyperbola because the coefficients of 2 and 2 have opposite signs.

12. Opens side to side.

13. Vertices are at (6, 3) and (0, 3).
1

14. = 3 ( 3) 3

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Chapter 9 Conics

Answer Key

15.

y
4
3
2
1
x
-12-10-8-6 -4-2
-1

2 4 6 8 1012

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

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Chapter 9 Conics
9.6

Answer Key

Degenerate Conics

Answers
1. Degenerate hyperbola, point, line
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(3)2
9
(+2)2
9
(+2)2
4
(+2)2
4
5

+
+

(+3)2
1
(1)2
4
(3)2
9
(3)2
9

= 0; Degenerate hyperbola
= 1;
= 0;
= 1;

+ 2 = ; line

7. = ( + 2)2 + 4;
8. ( 1)2 + ( 3)2 = 4; circle
9.

(1)2

10.

( 3)2 = 0;

(1)2
4

+ ( 3)2 = 1;

11.

y
4
3
2
1
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2
-1

x
2 4 6 8 10 12

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

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Chapter 9 Conics

Answer Key

12.

y
4
3
2
1

-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2
-1

2 4 6 8 10 12

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
13.

y
4
3
2
1
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2
-1

x
2 4 6 8 10 12

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

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Chapter 9 Conics

Answer Key

14.

y
4
3
2
1

-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2
-1

2 4 6 8 10 12

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
15.

y
4
3
2
1
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2
-1

x
2 4 6 8 10 12

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

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