Identifying Conic Sections

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What is a conic section?

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A conic section is a curve obtained by intersecting a cone with a plane. The four types of conic sections are circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas.

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What is the standard form of a circle's equation?

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What is the standard form of an ellipse's equation?

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What is the standard form of a hyperbola's equation?

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What is the standard form of a parabola's equation?

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How can you identify a circle from its equation?

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How can you identify an ellipse from its equation?

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How can you identify a hyperbola from its equation?

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How can you identify a parabola from its equation?

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What is the focus of a parabola?

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The focus of a parabola is a fixed point located inside the curve, where all points on the parabola are equidistant from the focus and the directrix.