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CONIC SECTIONS

CIRCLE
Equidistant from a certain point called Center

GENERAL FORM Ax2 + Ay2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0; where B = 0

SIMPLIFIED GENERAL FORM x2 + y2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
( x – h )2 + ( y – k )2 = r2
CENTER (h,k)
r
RADIUS if r > 0 then it is a circle.
if r = 0 then it is a point.
If r < 0 then it is an empty set.

PARABOLA
A certain point is equidistant to a fixed point called Focus
and a fixed line called the Directrix

GENERAL FORM Ax2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0; where A, D, E, F Î ℝ

VERTICAL LINE OF SYMMETRY
x2 = 4py
CASE 1: THE VERTEX IS AT THE ORIGIN AND VERTICAL AXIS OF SYMMETRY

a VERTEX (0,0)
b AXIS OF SYMMETRY y – axis
c FOCUS ( 0 , ±p )
p>0 opens upward
d OPENING
p<0 opens downward
e DIRECTRIX $p
y=+
LENGTH ENDPOINTS
f LATUS RECTUM
x = ± 2p
| 4p | ( 2p , p ) & ( –2p , p )
( x – h )2 = 4p ( y – k )
CASE 2: THE VERTEX IS AT A CERTAIN POINT OTHER THAN ORIGIN AND VERTICAL AXIS OF SYMMETRY

a VERTEX (h,k)
b AXIS OF SYMMETRY (x=h)
VERTICAL LINE

c FOCUS (h,k±p)

CHRISTOPHER JOHN ERASQUIN

University of Santo Tomas – Senior High School Department
 p>0 opens upward
d OPENING
p<0 opens downward
e DIRECTRIX $p
y=k+
LENGTH ENDPOINTS
f LATUS RECTUM
x = h ± 2p
| 4p | ( h + 2p , k + p ) & ( h – 2p , k + p )
GENERAL FORM Ay2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0; where A, D, E, F Î ℝ
HORIZONTAL LINE OF SYMMETRY
y2 = 4px
CASE 3: THE VERTEX IS AT THE ORIGIN AND HORIZONTAL AXIS OF SYMMETRY

a VERTEX (0,0)
b AXIS OF SYMMETRY x – axis
c FOCUS ( ±p , 0 )
p>0 opens rightward
d OPENING
p<0 opens leftward
e DIRECTRIX $p
x=+
LENGTH ENDPOINTS
f LATUS RECTUM
y = ± 2p
| 4p | ( p , 2p ) & ( p , –2p )
2
( y – k ) = 4p ( x – h )
CASE 4: THE VERTEX IS AT A CERTAIN POINT OTHER THAN ORIGIN AND HORIZONTAL AXIS OF SYMMETRY

a VERTEX (h,k)
b AXIS OF SYMMETRY (y=k)
HORIZONTAL LINE

c FOCUS (h±p,k)
p>0 opens rightward
d OPENING
p<0 opens leftward
e DIRECTRIX $p
x=h+
LENGTH ENDPOINTS
f
LATUS RECTUM
y = k ± 2p
| 4p | ( h + p , k + 2p ) & ( h + p , k – 2p )

CHRISTOPHER JOHN ERASQUIN

University of Santo Tomas – Senior High School Department
 ELLIPSE
A certain point that is equal to the sum of the distance of
two fixed points collectively called as Foci

GENERAL FORM Ax2 + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0; where AC > 0

CHRISTOPHER JOHN ERASQUIN

University of Santo Tomas – Senior High School Department