Tutorial

Chapter 11 : Parametric Equations & Polar Coordinates

11.6 Conic Sections

1. Determine the axis and find the vertex, directrix and focus of the following equations. Then sketch the
graphs.

a) x 3 y2 b) x2 6y

c) x2 2 x 4 y 7 0 d) y 2 2 y 4 x 11 0

2. Find the equation of the parabola with,

a) focus 0, 1 and directrix y 1 b) focus 1, 2 and directrix y 2

c) focus 3, 0 and directrix x 1 d) focus 2, 0 and directrix x 2

3. Express the following ellipse equations in the standard form. Find their centers, foci and vertices. Then
sketch the graphs.

a) 4 x2 y 2 2 y 15 0 b) 4 x2 16 y 2 16 x 48 0

c) 2 x2 3 y 2 8x 18 y 29 0 d) 25 x2 16 y 2 200 x 160 y 400 0

4. Find the equation of the ellipse with,

a) foci 2, 0 and vertices 2, 0 b) foci 0, 4 and vertices 0, 5 .

c) foci 0,1 and 0,5 and vertices 0, 1 and 0, 7

d) foci 3, 2 and 5, 2 and vertices 2, 2 and 6, 2

5. Analyze the following equations by finding the center, foci, vertices and asymptote. Then sketch the
graph of hyperbolas.

a) 64 x2 36 y 2 2304 b) 4 x2 9 y 2 8x 32 0

c) 9 x2 6 y 2 36 y 0 d) 4 x2 y 2 8x 2 y 1 0

6. Find the equation of the hyperbola with,

a) foci 0, 2 and asymptotes y x.

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b) foci 2,0 and asymptotes y x.
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c) foci 2, 2 and 2, 6 and vertices 2,3 and 2,5 .

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d) vertices 3, 0 and asymptotes y x.
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 Tutorial

Chapter 11 : Parametric Equations & Polar Coordinates

11.6 Conic Sections

1. Determine the axis and find the vertex, directrix and focus of the following equations. Then sketch the
graphs.

a) x 3 y2 b) x2 6y

c) x2 2 x 4 y 7 0 d) y 2 2 y 4 x 11 0

2. Find the equation of the parabola with,

a) focus 0, 1 and directrix y 1 b) focus 1, 2 and directrix y 2

c) focus 3, 0 and directrix x 1 d) focus 2, 0 and directrix x 2

3. Express the following ellipse equations in the standard form. Find their centers, foci and vertices. Then
sketch the graphs.

a) 4 x2 y 2 2 y 15 0 b) 4 x2 16 y 2 16 x 48 0

c) 2 x2 3 y 2 8x 18 y 29 0 d) 25 x2 16 y 2 200 x 160 y 400 0

4. Find the equation of the ellipse with,

a) foci 2, 0 and vertices 2, 0 b) foci 0, 4 and vertices 0, 5 .

c) foci 0,1 and 0,5 and vertices 0, 1 and 0, 7

d) foci 3, 2 and 5, 2 and vertices 2, 2 and 6, 2

5. Analyze the following equations by finding the center, foci, vertices and asymptote. Then sketch the
graph of hyperbolas.

a) 64 x2 36 y 2 2304 b) 4 x2 9 y 2 8x 32 0

c) 9 x2 6 y 2 36 y 0 d) 4 x2 y 2 8x 2 y 1 0

6. Find the equation of the hyperbola with,

a) foci 0, 2 and asymptotes y x.

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b) foci 2,0 and asymptotes y x.
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c) foci 2, 2 and 2, 6 and vertices 2,3 and 2,5 .

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d) vertices 3, 0 and asymptotes y x.
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