Introduction to Conics

What is formed when the plane intersects tangent to the cones?

• degenerate conics

• a point

• a single line

• intersecting lines

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

A circle is a special type of an ellipse.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Which conic section results from the intersection of the plane and the cone shown in the figure?

• Circle

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

When a plane intersects a double right circular cone, two dimensional curves called conic sections are formed.

• True

• False

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

What is a conic section?

• a 3D shape that resembles a cone

• a shape made when a plane intersects a double right circular cone

• when two conics intersect and form a shape 

• a line extending indefinitely in both directions

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Which conic section results from the intersection of the plane and the double right circular cone shown in the figure?

• Circle

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Identify the conic section in the picture.

• Circle

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

Which of the following is not a degenerate conic?

• A point

• A straight line

• Two intersecting lines

• Three straight lines

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

The circle is a special kind of ellipse.

• True

• False

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CCSS.7.G.A.3

What type of conic section is this?

• Circle

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

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CCSS.7.G.A.3