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Spring Final: Conic Sections
Vocabulary on conic sections
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Mathematics
9th Grade
06/02/2008

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directrix
Definition
the line that, along with the focus, defines the points of the parabola
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minor axis
Definition
a segment perprendicular to the major axis of an ellipse
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ellipse
Definition
the set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from two given points is constant
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conic section
Definition
the intersection of a plane and a double cone
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co-vertices
Definition
the end poins of the minor axis of an ellipse
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major axis
Definition
the segment containing the foci of an ellipse, with endpoints on the ellipse
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hyperbola
Definition
the set of all the points in a plane such that the difference of their distances from two given points is constant
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standard
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(x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 is the ______ form of an equation of a circle
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transverse axis
Definition
the segment on the line containing the foci of a hyperbola, with endpoints on the hyperbola
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radius
Definition
the distance from the center of circle to points on the circle
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focus
Definition
one of the two fixed points that defines an ellipse or a hyperbola is a(n)______.
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vertices
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the endpoints of the major axis of an ellipse or the transverse axis of a hyperbola are ______ of the curve
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center
Definition
the point that is in the middle of a circle
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parabola
Definition
the set of all points in a plane that are given a distance from a given line and a given point
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circle
Definition
the set of all points in a plane that are given a distance from a given point
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