SECTION 8.1 Parabolas
Chapter 8 Analytic Geometry
Section 8.1: Parabolas
Equations of Parabolas
Equations of Parabolas
Definition of a Parabola:
Equations of Parabolas with Vertex at the Origin:
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654 University of Houston Department of Mathematics Exercise Set 8.1: Parabolas
Write each of the following equations in the standard 13. xy22 8 5 form for the equation of a parabola, where the standard form is represented by one of the following 2 14. yx4 16 equations:
2 2 2 x h 4 p y k x h 4 p y k 15. yx43 2 2 y k 4 p x h y k 4 p x h 16. xy3412
17. (xy 5)2 2 4 1. y2 14 y 2 x 43 0 2 2. x2 10 x 12 y 61 18. yx1 10 3
2 3. 9y x2 8 x 10 19. yx6 1 2
4. 7x y2 10 y 24 20. xy12 8 6
2 5. x3 y 24 y 50 21. x2 12 x 6 y 24 0
2 6. y2 x 12 x 15 22. x2 2 y 8 x 10
2 7. 3x 3 x 5 y 0 23. y2 8 x 4 y 36
2 8. 5y 5 y x 6 24. y2 6 y 4 x 5 0
2 25. x25 16 y 10 x For each of the following parabolas, 26. y2 10 y x 28 0 (a) Write the given equation in the standard form for the equation of a parabola. (Some 27. y2 4 y 2 x 4 0 equations may already be given in standard form.) 28. 12y x2 4 x 16
It may be helpful to begin sketching the graph for 2 part (h) as a visual aid to answer the questions 29. 3y 30 y 8 x 67 0 below. 30. 5x2 30 x 16 y 19 (b) State the equation of the axis. 2 (c) State the coordinates of the vertex. 31. 2x 8 x 7 y 34 (d) State the equation of the directrix. 32. 4y2 8 y 9 x 40 0 (e) State the coordinates of the focus. (f) State the focal width. (g) State the coordinates of the endpoints of the Use the given features of each of the following focal chord. parabolas to write an equation for the parabola in (h) Sketch a graph of the parabola which includes standard form. the features from (c)-(e) and (g). Label the vertex V and the focus F. 33. Vertex: 2, 5 Focus: 4, 5 2 9. xy40 34. Vertex: 1, 3 10. yx2 12 0 Focus: 1, 0 2 11. 10xy 12. 6yx2
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35. Vertex: 2, 0 48. Endpoints of focal chord: 2, 3 and 6, 3 Focus: 2, 4 Opens downward
36. Vertex: 4, 2 Focus: 6, 2 Answer the following.
49. Write an equation of the line tangent to the 37. Focus: 2, 3 parabola with equation f x x2 54 x at: Directrix: y 9 (a) x 3
(b) x 2 38. Focus: 4,1 Directrix: y 5 50. Write an equation of the line tangent to the parabola with equation f x 3 x2 6 x 1 at: 39. Focus: 4, 1 (a) x 0 1 Directrix: x 7 2 (b) x 1
40. Focus: 3, 5 51. Write an equation of the line tangent to the 2 Directrix: x 4 parabola with equation f x 2 x 5 x 1 at: (a) x 1 41. Focus: 4, 2 1 (b) x Opens downward 2 p 7 52. Write an equation of the line tangent to the 42. Focus: 1, 5 parabola with equation f x x2 42 x at: Opens to the right (a) x 3 p 3 3 (b) x 2 43. Vertex: 5, 6 Opens upward 53. Write an equation of the line tangent to the Length of focal chord: 6 parabola with equation f x 4 x2 5 x 3 at
the point 1, 4 . 1 44. Vertex: 0, 2 Opens to the left 54. Write an equation of the line tangent to the Length of focal chord: 2 parabola with equation f x 2 x2 5 x 4 at the point 3, 7 . 45. Vertex: 3, 2
Horizontal axis 55. Write an equation of the line tangent to the Passes through 6, 5 parabola with equation f x x2 61 x at
46. Vertex: 2,1 the point 5, 6 . Vertical axis Passes through 8, 5 56. Write an equation of the line tangent to the 2 parabola with equation f x 3 x 4 x 9 at 47. Endpoints of focal chord: 0, 5 and 0, 5 the point 2, 5 . Opens to the left
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Give the point(s) of intersection of the parabola and the line whose equations are given.
57. f x x2 4 x 11 g x 53 x
58. f x x2 81 x g x 2 x 10
59. f x x2 10 x 10 g x 89 x
60. f x x2 5 x 10 g x 7 x 14
61. f x x2 65 x g x 6 x 14
62. f x x2 32 x g x 5 x 13
63. f x 3 x2 6 x 1 g x 37 x
64. f x 2 x2 8 x 5 g x 65 x
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Section 8.2: Ellipses
Equations of Ellipses
Equations of Ellipses
Definition of an Ellipse:
Equations of Ellipses with Center at the Origin:
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Write each of the following equations in the standard (e) State the coordinates of the foci. form for the equation of an ellipse, where the standard (f) State the eccentricity. form is represented by one of the following equations: (g) Sketch a graph of the ellipse which includes 22 22 x h y k x h y k the features from (b)-(e). Label the center C, 221 221 and the foci F1 and F2. ab ba xy22 22 11. 1 1. 25xy 4 100 0 9 49 22 2. 9xy 16 144 0 xy22 12. 1 22 36 4 3. 9x 36 x 4 y 32 y 64 0
2 2 22 x 2 y 4. 4x 24 x 16 y 32 y 12 0 13. 1 16 4 5. 3x22 2 y 30 x 12 y 87 2 x2 y 1 22 14. 1 6. x8 y 113 14 x 48 y 95
22 7. 16x 16 x 64 8 y 24 y 42 xy2322 15. 1 25 16 8. 18x22 9 y 153 24 x 6 y xy5222 16. 1 Answer the following. 16 25 9. (a) What is the equation for the eccentricity, e, xy4322 of an ellipse? 17. 1 (b) As e approaches 1, the ellipse appears to 91 become more (choose one): 22 xy23 elongated circular 18. 1 (c) If e 0 , the ellipse is a ______. 36 16 22 xy24 10. The sum of the focal radii of an ellipse is always 19. 1 equal to ______. 11 36
xy3522 20. 1 Answer the following for each ellipse. For answers 20 4 involving radicals, give exact answers and then round 22 to the nearest tenth. 21. 4xy 9 36 0
(a) Write the given equation in the standard form 22 for the equation of an ellipse. (Some equations 22. 41xy may already be given in standard form.) 23. 25x22 16 y 311 50 x 64 y It may be helpful to begin sketching the graph for part (g) as a visual aid to answer the questions 22 24. 16x 25 y 150 y 175 below. (b) State the coordinates of the center. 25. 16x22 32 x 4 y 40 y 52 0 (c) State the coordinates of the vertices of the 22 major axis, and then state the length of the 26. 25x 9 y 100 x 54 y 44 0 major axis. 22 (d) State the coordinates of the vertices of the 27. 16x 7 y 64 x 42 y 15 0 minor axis, and then state the length of the minor axis. 28. 4x22 3 y 16 x 6 y 29 0
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Use the given features of each of the the following 38. Foci: 2, 3 and 2, 5 ellipses to write an equation for the ellipse in standard a 8 form.
29. Center: 0, 0 39. Foci: 1, 2 and 7, 2 a 8 Passes through the point 3, 5 b 5 Horizontal Major Axis 40. Foci: 3, 4 and 7, 4 30. Center: Passes through the point 2,1 a 7 b 3 41. Center: 5, 2 Vertical Major Axis a 8 3 e 31. Center: 4, 7 4 a 5 Vertical major axis b 3 Vertical Major Axis 42. Center: 4, 2 a 6 32. Center: 2, 4 2 e a 5 3 b 2 Horizontal major axis Horizontal Major Axis
43. Foci: 0, 4 and 0, 8 33. Center: 3, 5 1 e Length of major axis 6 3 Length of minor axis 4 Horizontal Major Axis 44. Foci: 1, 5 and 1, 3 1 34. Center: 2,1 e 2 Length of major axis 10 Length of minor axis 2 Vertical Major Axis 45. Foci: 2, 3 and 6, 3 e 0.4 35. Foci: 2, 5 and 2, 5 a 9 46. Foci: 2,1 and 10,1 e 0.8 36. Foci: 4, 3 and 4, 3 a 7 47. Foci: 3, 0 and 3, 0 Sum of the focal radii 8 37. Foci: 8,1 and 2,1 a 6 48. Foci: 0, 11 and 0, 11
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A circle is a special case of an ellipse where ab . It Circle is tangent to the y-axis then follows that c2 a 2 b 2 a 2 a 2 0 , so c 0 . (Therefore, the foci are at the center of the circle, and this is simply labeled as the center and not the focus.) Answer the following for each circle. For answers involving radicals, give exact answers and then round The standard form for the equation of a circle is to the nearest tenth. 222 x h y k r (a) Write the given equation in the standard form for the equation of a circle. (Some equations (Note: If each term in the above equation were may already be given in standard form.) divided by r 2 , it would look like the standard form for an ellipse, with a b r .) (b) State the coordinates of the center. (c) State the length of the radius. Using the above information, use the given features of (d) Sketch a graph of the circle which includes each of the following circles to write an equation for the features from (b) and (c). Label the center the circle in standard form. C and show four points on the circle itself (these four points are equivalent to the 49. Center: 0, 0 vertices of the major and minor axes for an ellipse). Radius: 9
61. xy22 36 0 50. Center: 0, 0 Radius: 5 62. xy22 80
51. Center: 7, 2 xy3222 63. 1 Radius: 10 16 16
2 52. Center: 2, 5 x2 y 2 64. 1 Radius: 7 99
22 53. Center: 3, 4 65. xy5 2 4
Radius: 32 22 66. xy1 4 36 54. Center: 8, 0 67. xy422 3 12 Radius: 25
68. xy122 5 7 55. Center: 2, 5
Passes through the point 7, 6 69. x22 y 2 x 10 y 17 0
56. Center: 6, 3 70. x22 y 6 x 2 y 6 0 Passes through the point 8, 2 22 71. x y 10 x 8 y 36 0 57. Endpoints of diameter: 4, 6 and 2, 0 72. x22 y 4 x 14 y 50 0
58. Endpoints of diameter: 3, 0 and 7,10 22 73. 3x 3 y 18 x 24 y 63 0
59. Center: 3, 5 74. 2x22 2 y 10 x 12 y 52 10 Circle is tangent to the x-axis
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Answer the following. 75. A circle passes through the points 7, 6 , 7, 2 and 1, 6 . Write the equation of the circle in standard form.
76. A circle passes through the points 4, 3 , 2, 3 and 2, 1 . Write the equation of the circle in standard form.
77. A circle passes through the points 2,1 , 2, 3 and 8,1 . Write the equation of the circle in standard form.
78. A circle passes through the points 7, 8 , 7, 2 and 1, 2 . Write the equation of the circle in standard form.
676 University of Houston Department of Mathematics SECTION 8.3 Hyperbolas
Section 8.3: Hyperbolas
Equations of Hyperbolas with Center at the Origin
Equations of Hyperbolas with Center at the Origin
Definition of a Hyperbola:
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Identify the type of conic section (parabola, ellipse, 17. The following questions establish the formulas circle, or hyperbola) represented by each of the for the slant asymptotes of following equations. (In the case of a circle, identify 22 the conic section as a circle rather than an ellipse.) Do y k x h 1 . NOT write the equations in standard form; these ab22 questions can instead be answered by looking at the signs of the quadratic terms. (a) State the point-slope equation for a line. (b) Substitute the center of the hyperbola, 1. 2y x2 9 x 0 hk, into the equation from part (a). 2. 14x22 7 x 12 y 6 y 95 (c) Recall that the formula for slope is 22 rise 3. 7x 3 y 5 x y 40 represented by . In the equation run 4. y2 99 y x , what is the “rise” of 5. 3x22 7 x 3 y 12 y 13 each slant asymptote from the center? What 22 is the “run” of each slant asymptote from the 6. x10 x 2 y y 5 center? 7. 4y22 2 x 8 y 6 x 9 (d) Based on the answers to part (c), what is the slope of each of the asymptotes for the graph 8. 8y22 24 x 8 x 30 of ? (Remember that
there are two slant asymptotes passing Write each of the following equations in the standard through the center of the hyperbola, one form for the equation of a hyperbola, where the having positive slope and one having standard form is represented by one of the following negative slope.) equations:
22 22 (e) Substitute the slopes from part (d) into the x h y k y k x h equation from part (b) to obtain the 1 1 ab22 ab22 equations of the slant asymptotes.
9. yx228 8 0 18. The following questions establish the formulas for the slant asymptotes of 10. 3xy22 10 30 0 x h22 y k 22 1 . 11. x y 6 x 2 y 3 ab22 12. 9x22 3 y 48 y 192 (a) State the point-slope equation for a line. (b) Substitute the center of the hyperbola, 13. 7x22 5 y 14 x 20 y 48 0 into the equation from part (a). 22 14. 9y 2 x 90 y 16 x 175 0 (c) Recall that the formula for slope is represented by . In the equation Answer the following. 15. The length of the transverse axis of a hyperbola , what is the “rise” of is ______. each slant asymptote from the center? What 16. The length of the conjugate axis of a hyperbola is is the “run” of each slant asymptote from the ______. center? (d) Based on the answers to part (c), what is the slope of each of the asymptotes for the graph
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x h22 y k xy22 of 1 ? (Remember that 22. 1 ab22 36 25 there are two slant asymptotes passing 23. 9xy22 25 225 0 through the center of the hyperbola, one having positive slope and one having 24. 16yx22 16 0 negative slope.) (e) Substitute the slopes from part (d) into the xy1522 25. 1 equation from part (b) to obtain the 16 9 equations of the slant asymptotes. xy5222 26. 1 19. In the standard form for the equation of a 4 16 hyperbola, a2 represents (choose one): yx3122 the larger denominator 27. 1 the denominator of the first term 25 36 22 yx64 20. In the standard form for the equation of a 28. 1 64 36 hyperbola, b2 represents (choose one): 22 the smaller denominator 29. x25 y 8 x 150 y 234 0
the denominator of the second term 22 30. 4y 81 x 162 x 405 Answer the following for each hyperbola. For answers 31. 64x22 9 y 18 y 521 128 x involving radicals, give exact answers and then round to the nearest tenth. 32. 16x22 9 y 64 x 18 y 89 0 (a) Write the given equation in the standard form 33. 5y22 4 x 50 y 24 x 69 0 for the equation of a hyperbola. (Some equations may already be given in standard 22 34. 7x 9 y 72 y 32 70 x form.) It may be helpful to begin sketching the graph for 35. x223 y 18 x 27 part (h) as a visual aid to answer the questions below. 36. 4y22 21 x 8 y 42 x 89 0 (b) State the coordinates of the center. (c) State the coordinates of the vertices, and then Use the given features of each of the following state the length of the transverse axis. hyperbolas to write an equation for the hyperbola in standard form. (d) State the coordinates of the endpoints of the conjugate axis, and then state the length of the 37. Center: 0, 0 conjugate axis. a 8 (e) State the coordinates of the foci. b 5 (f) State the equations of the asymptotes. Horizontal Transverse Axis (Answers may be left in point-slope form.) (g) State the eccentricity. 38. Center: (h) Sketch a graph of the hyperbola which a 7 includes the features from (b)-(f), along with b 3 the central rectangle. Label the center C, the Vertical Transverse Axis vertices V1 and V2, and the foci F1 and F2. 39. Center: 2, 5 yx22 21. 1 a 2 9 49 b 10 Vertical Transverse Axis
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40. Center: 3, 4 52. Center: a 1 Vertex: b 6 Equation of one asymptote: Horizontal Transverse Axis 6xy 5 7
41. Center: 6,1 53. Vertices: 1, 4 and 7, 4 Length of transverse axis: 10 Length of conjugate axis: 8 e 3 Vertical Transverse Axis 54. Vertices: 2, 6 and 2, 1 42. Center: 2, 5 7 e Length of transverse axis: 6 3 Length of conjugate axis: 14 Horizontal Transverse Axis 55. Center: 4, 3
One focus is at 4, 6 43. Foci: 0, 9 and 0, 9 3 Length of transverse axis: 6 e 2 44. Foci: 5, 0 and 5, 0 56. Center: 1, 2 Length of conjugate axis: 4 One focus is at 9, 2 45. Foci: 2, 3 and 10, 3 5 e Length of conjugate axis: 10 2
46. Foci: 3, 8 and 3, 6 57. Foci: 3, 0 and 3, 8 Length of transverse axis: 8 4 e 3 47. Vertices: 4, 7 and 4, 9 b 4 58. Foci: 6, 5 and 6, 7 e 2 48. Vertices: 1, 6 and 7, 6 b 7
49. Center: 5, 3 One focus is at 5, 8 One vertex is at 5, 6
50. Center: 3, 4 One focus is at 7, 4 One vertex is at 5, 4
51. Center: 1, 2 Vertex: 3, 2 Equation of one asymptote: 7xy 4 15
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