1. 8.1 Classifying Conics Section 5/1/2013

2. Conic Is the intersection of a plane and a right circular cone. Circle Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola Definition: 4 types: Ax 2 + By 2 +Cx +Dy + E + F = 0General Eqn:

3. How to classify Conic Sections Circle: Ellipse: Parabola: Ax 2 + By 2 +Cx +Dy + E + F = Hyperbola:

4. Classify each conic as a circle, parabola, ellipse or hyperbola Ax 2 + By 2 +Cx +Dy + E + F =0 Circle (A=B) Parabola (only have y 2. Ellipse (A ≠B but both positive) Hyperbola (A and B have different signs