CS.5.PC.5
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
The equation of an ellipse is given below.
What is its center?
What is its center?
The equation of an ellipse is given below.
What is its center?
What is its center?
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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