Conic Sections

A __________ is a conic section which is mirror-symmetrical and is approximately U-shaped.

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Circle

• Hyperbola

If the plane intersects the cone at an angle to the x-axis (tilted) to form a bounded curve, then the conic section is a/an ________________.

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Circle

• Hyperbola

A/An ______________ is the set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from two fixed points is constant.

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Circle

• Hyperbola

There are only three types of conic sections. Which of the following is not a type of conic section?

• Circle

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Hyperbola

A/An ______________ is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a given point in the plane called the center.

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Circle

• Hyperbola

A/An ________________ is the set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a fixed point called the focus and a fixed line called the directrix.

• Parabola

• Ellipse

• Circle

• Hyperbola

A/An __________________ is the set of all points in a plane such that the absolute value of the difference of distances from two fixed points is constant.

• parabola

• ellipse

• circle

• hyperbola

What is formed when the plane intersects the cones at the vertex only?

• Degenerate conics

• a point

• a single line

• intersecting lines

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

• degenerate conics

• a point

• a single line

• intersecting lines

A circle is a special type of an ellipse.

• TRUE

• FALSE