Hyperbola and Parabola

Center ?

• (-3 , 2)

• (2 , -3)

• (12 , 5)

• (5 , 12)

Which type of conic section is this equation?

• circle

• ellipse

• hyperbola

• parabola

Which type of conic section is this equation?

• circle

• ellipse

• hyperbola

• parabola

Determine the length of the transverse axis

• 1.5

• 2

• 3

• 4

A hyperbolic cooling tower for a power plant has a cross-section that forms a hyperbola. If the distance between the foci is 100 feet and the distance between the vertices is 60 feet, what is the length of the conjugate axis?

• 40 feet

• 50 feet

• 80 feet

• 100 feet

A satellite dish is shaped like a parabola with the receiver located at the focus. If the dish is 12 feet across at its opening and 4 feet deep, how far from the vertex is the receiver located?

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

What is the value of a² for the given hyperbola?

• 1

• -2

• 25

• 16

What is the value of a² for the given hyperbola?

• 1

• -2

• 25

• 16

If the focus of a parabola is (0, –3) and its directrix is y = 3, then its equation is

• x² = –12y

• x² = 12y

• y²= 12 x

• y²= -12 x