CS.2.AIII.3
Complete the square in order to generate an equivalent form of an equation for a conic section; use that equivalent form to identify key characteristics of the conic section
Example Problems
A certain circle can be represented by the following equation.
What is the center of this circle?
What is the center of this circle?
A certain circle can be represented by the following equation.
What is the radius of this circle?
What is the radius of this circle?
A certain circle can be represented by the following equation.
What is the radius of this circle?
What is the radius of this circle?
Khan Academy ResourcesEquation of a hyperbola from featuresCenter & radii of ellipses from equationVertices & direction of a hyperbolaEllipse standard equation & graphEquation of an ellipse from featuresGraph & features of ellipsesFoci of a hyperbola from equationFoci of an ellipse from equationFoci of an ellipse from radiiIntro to conic sections

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