Precalculus Conic Sections

The cone is cut at an oblique angle shallower than a generator, then the conic section is an __________.

What type of conic section is shown?

• Ellipse

• Parabola

• Hyperbola

• Circle

Conics are special curves and are classified into FOUR types. What are those?

• Ellipse

• Cone

• Parabola

• Hyperbola

• Circle

• Circle
• Ellipse
• Parabola
• Hyperbola

In the equation (x-3)²+(y-2)²=16, the center of the circle is...

• (3,2)

• (-3, -2)

• (-2, -3)

• (2, 3)

In the equation (x+2)²+(y-3)²=4, the radius of the circle is...

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 16

A ______ is the set of all points whose difference from two fixed points is constant.

• circle

• parabola

• ellipse

• hyperbola

An _____ is the set of all points whose sum from two fixed points is constant

• circle

• parabola

• ellipse

• hyperbola

It is the intersection of a plane and a double-napped cone

• locus

• circle

• conic section

• radius

What kind of conic section is the image ?

• hyperbola

• ellipse

• parabola

• circle