Conic sections

Practice sheet

Fresh questions from the whole chapter, to do on paper.

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  1. What is the radius of the circle (x−9)2+(y+1)2=16(x - 9)^2 + (y + 1)^2 = 16?
  2. Which is the equation of the circle with center (2,−8)(2, -8) and radius 7?
    1. (x−2)2+(y+8)2=49(x - 2)^2 + (y + 8)^2 = 49
    2. (x+2)2+(y−8)2=49(x + 2)^2 + (y - 8)^2 = 49
    3. (x−2)2+(y+8)2=7(x - 2)^2 + (y + 8)^2 = 7
  3. The parabola x2=8yx^2 = 8y has its focus at (0,c)(0, c). What is cc?
  4. The parabola y2=8xy^2 = 8x has the directrix x=dx = d. What is dd?
  5. A parabola has focus (0,3)(0, 3) and directrix y=−3y = -3. Its equation is x2=kyx^2 = ky. What is kk?
  6. The ellipse x236+y21=1\dfrac{x^2}{ 36 } + \dfrac{y^2}{ 1 } = 1 has its vertices at (±c,0)(\pm c, 0). What is cc?
  7. The ellipse x225+y216=1\dfrac{x^2}{ 25 } + \dfrac{y^2}{ 16 } = 1 has foci at (±c,0)(\pm c, 0). Find cc.
  8. Is the major axis of x21+y236=1\dfrac{x^2}{ 1 } + \dfrac{y^2}{ 36 } = 1 horizontal or vertical?
    1. Horizontal
    2. Vertical
    3. Neither: it is a circle
  9. The hyperbola x2144−y2256=1\dfrac{x^2}{ 144 } - \dfrac{y^2}{ 256 } = 1 has foci at (±c,0)(\pm c, 0). Find cc.
  10. The hyperbola x21−y236=1\dfrac{x^2}{ 1 } - \dfrac{y^2}{ 36 } = 1 has asymptotes y=±mxy = \pm mx. What is mm?
  11. The hyperbola y264−x225=1\dfrac{y^2}{ 64 } - \dfrac{x^2}{ 25 } = 1 has its vertices at (0,±c)(0, \pm c). What is cc?
  12. What kind of conic is 2x2+3y2=362x^2 + 3y^2 = 36?
    1. An ellipse
    2. A circle
    3. A hyperbola
    4. A parabola