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For the following exercises, determine the equation of the parabola using the information given.

Focus ( 4 , 0 ) and directrix x = −4

y 2 = 16 x

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Focus ( 0 , −3 ) and directrix y = 3

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Focus ( 0 , 0.5 ) and directrix y = −0.5

x 2 = 2 y

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Focus ( 2 , 3 ) and directrix x = −2

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Focus ( 0 , 2 ) and directrix y = 4

x 2 = −4 ( y 3 )

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Focus ( −1 , 4 ) and directrix x = 5

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Focus ( −3 , 5 ) and directrix y = 1

( x + 3 ) 2 = 8 ( y 3 )

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Focus ( 5 2 , −4 ) and directrix x = 7 2

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For the following exercises, determine the equation of the ellipse using the information given.

Endpoints of major axis at ( 4 , 0 ) , ( −4 , 0 ) and foci located at ( 2 , 0 ) , ( −2 , 0 )

x 2 16 + y 2 12 = 1

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Endpoints of major axis at ( 0 , 5 ) , ( 0 , −5 ) and foci located at ( 0 , 3 ) , ( 0 , −3 )

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Endpoints of major axis at ( 0 , 2 ) , ( 0 , −2 ) and foci located at ( 3 , 0 ) , ( −3 , 0 )

x 2 13 + y 2 4 = 1

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Endpoints of major axis at ( −3 , 3 ) , ( 7 , 3 ) and foci located at ( −2 , 3 ) , ( 6 , 3 )

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Endpoints of major axis at ( −3 , 5 ) , ( −3 , −3 ) and foci located at ( −3 , 3 ) , ( −3 , −1 )

( y 1 ) 2 16 + ( x + 3 ) 2 12 = 1

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Endpoints of major axis at ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 4 ) and foci located at ( 5 , 2 ) , ( −5 , 2 )

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Foci located at ( 2 , 0 ) , ( −2 , 0 ) and eccentricity of 1 2

x 2 16 + y 2 12 = 1

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Foci located at ( 0 , −3 ) , ( 0 , 3 ) and eccentricity of 3 4

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For the following exercises, determine the equation of the hyperbola using the information given.

Vertices located at ( 5 , 0 ) , ( −5 , 0 ) and foci located at ( 6 , 0 ) , ( −6 , 0 )

x 2 25 y 2 11 = 1

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Vertices located at ( 0 , 2 ) , ( 0 , −2 ) and foci located at ( 0 , 3 ) , ( 0 , −3 )

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Endpoints of the conjugate axis located at ( 0 , 3 ) , ( 0 , −3 ) and foci located ( 4 , 0 ) , ( −4 , 0 )

x 2 7 y 2 9 = 1

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Vertices located at ( 0 , 1 ) , ( 6 , 1 ) and focus located at ( 8 , 1 )

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Vertices located at ( −2 , 0 ) , ( −2 , −4 ) and focus located at ( −2 , −8 )

( y + 2 ) 2 4 ( x + 2 ) 2 32 = 1

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Endpoints of the conjugate axis located at ( 3 , 2 ) , ( 3 , 4 ) and focus located at ( 3 , 7 )

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Foci located at ( 6 , −0 ) , ( 6 , 0 ) and eccentricity of 3

x 2 4 y 2 32 = 1

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( 0 , 10 ) , ( 0 , −10 ) and eccentricity of 2.5

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For the following exercises, consider the following polar equations of conics. Determine the eccentricity and identify the conic.

r = −1 1 + cos θ

e = 1 , parabola

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r = 5 2 + sin θ

e = 1 2 , ellipse

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r = 3 2 6 sin θ

e = 3 , hyperbola

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For the following exercises, find a polar equation of the conic with focus at the origin and eccentricity and directrix as given.

Directrix: x = 4 ; e = 1 5

r = 4 5 + cos θ

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Directrix: x = −4 ; e = 5

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Directrix: y = 2 ; e = 2

r = 4 1 + 2 sin θ

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Directrix: y = −2 ; e = 1 2

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For the following exercises, sketch the graph of each conic.

For the following equations, determine which of the conic sections is described.

x 2 + 4 x y 2 y 2 6 = 0

Hyperbola

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x 2 + 2 3 x y + 3 y 2 6 = 0

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x 2 x y + y 2 2 = 0

Ellipse

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34 x 2 24 x y + 41 y 2 25 = 0

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52 x 2 72 x y + 73 y 2 + 40 x + 30 y 75 = 0

Ellipse

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The mirror in an automobile headlight has a parabolic cross section, with the lightbulb at the focus. On a schematic, the equation of the parabola is given as x 2 = 4 y . At what coordinates should you place the lightbulb?

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A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. The receiver is to be located at the focus. If the dish is 12 feet across at its opening and 4 feet deep at its center, where should the receiver be placed?

At the point 2.25 feet above the vertex.

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Consider the satellite dish of the preceding problem. If the dish is 8 feet across at the opening and 2 feet deep, where should we place the receiver?

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Source:  OpenStax, Calculus volume 2. OpenStax CNX. Feb 05, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11965/1.2
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