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 general form of a parabola?

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Parabola

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

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Identify the conic represented by the graph of a circle.

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Circle

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

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Identify the conic represented by the graph of an ellipse.

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Ellipse

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

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Ellipse

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What is the difference between a circle and an ellipse?

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A circle is a special case of an ellipse where the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes are equal.