Conic Sections

I. Determine the center and radius of each circle in general form.

1. x 2+ y 2−4 x −2 y −4=0
2 2
2. 2 x +2 y +12 x−2 y−3=0
3. 8 x 2+ 8 y 2−20 x+64 y−371=0
2 2
4. 2 x +2 y −17 x=0
2 2
5. x + y −14 x−12 y +59=0

II. Determine whether each equation represents a circle, a point, or has no graph.
6. x 2+ y 2+ 8 x +15=0
7. x 2+ y 2+2 x−6 y +12=0
8. x 2+ y 2+10 x−8 y + 41=0
9. x 2+ y 2+16 y +57=0
10. x 2+ y 2−4 x +12 y−40+0

III. Find the equation of the circle determined by the given conditions.
11. The center of the circle is at (-3, 7) and goes through the origin.
12. The circle is concentric with the circle x 2+ y 2−8 x+ 10 y +5=0 and passes
through the point (-1, 3).
13. The circle is tangent to the x- and y- axes and passes through the points (6,
3)

IV. Find the coordinates of the focus and the equation of the directrix.
14. x 2− y=0
15. 2 x2 +5 y=0

V. Write the equation of the parabola with vertex at origin that satisfies the given
conditions.
16. The length of the latus rectum is 6 and the parabola opens upward
17. The parabola contains the point (2, -6) and open downward.

VI. Express each equation in standard form. Give the coordinates of the vertex, focus,
directrix, and latus rectum.
18. x 2−2 x−4 y+13=0
19. 2 y 2+12 y−x +14=0
20. x 2−6 x−12 y +21=0

VII. Find the coordinates of the foci and vertices, the endpoints of the major axis, minor
axis and the latus rectum for each ellipse whose center is at (0,0)
2 2
y x
21. + =1
36 20
22. 9 x 2+ 16 y 2−144=0
VIII. Write the equation of the ellipse in standard form that satisfies the given condition.
23. The center is at (7, -2), a vertex is at (2, -2) and an endpoint of a minor axis is
at (7, -6).
24. The vertices are at (-2, -2) and (-2, 8), and the length of the minor axis is 6.
25. The foci are at (−2+ √ 3 , 3) and (−2−√ 3 , 3 ) and the length of the major axis
is 2 √ 5 .

IX. Express each equation of the ellipse in standard form. Then give the coordinates of
the center, vertex, foci and the endpoints of the latus rectum.
26. 3 x 2+7 y 2 −12 x−28 y +19=0
27. 16 x 2+ 25 y 2 +32 x−150 y−159=0
28. 4 x2 +3 y 2−16 x +4=0

x2 y2
29. Find the area of the ellipse + =1
81 100

X. Find the coordinates of the foci and vertices, transverse axis and conjugate axis and
latus rectum of each hyperbola.
30. 9 x 2−4 y 2−36=0
31. 36 x 2−81 y 2−2916=0

XI. Write the equation of the hyperbola in standard form that satisfies the given
conditions.
32. The foci are at (-3, -1) and (7, -1). The length of the conjugate axis is 6.
33. The center is at (0,2), a vertex is at (0,6), and a focus is at (0,10)

XII. Express each equation of the hyperbola in standard form.

34. 16 x 2+ 25 y 2 −64 x−336=0
35. 4 x2 +3 y 2−16 x +4=0