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INTRODUCTION TO

CONIC SECTIONS AND CIRCLES

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Learning Objectives
1. illustrate the different types of conic sections: parabola,
ellipse, circle, hyperbola, and degenerate cases
2. define a circle
3. determine the equation of a circle in standard form
4. sketch a circle in a rectangular coordinate system

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Recall
Given two distinct points P() and Q()
Slope of segment PQ

Distance between P and Q

Midpoint of segment PQ

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A ( 5,2 )
B ( 0, -2)

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POINTS SLOPE DISTANCE MIDPOINT

(3,1)
(8,4)

(-3,-2)
(-1,2)

(0,0)
(-3.8)

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Conic Sections

Hyperbola Parabola Ellipse

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Circles
locus of all points in the plane
having the same fixed positive distance, from a fixed point
radius center

Equation of a Circle in Standard Form


with center C(h,k) and r > 0

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
1. Center is at C(2,-5) and radius is 3:

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
2. Center is at the origin and radius is :

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
3. Center is at the origin and diameter is 16 units:

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
4. Has a diameter whose endpoints are A(3,4) and B(-3,12)

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
4. Has a diameter whose endpoints are A(3,4) and B(-3,12)
Center of the circle is midpoint of AB:

Radius of the circle is half the diameter:

Thus, the equation of the circle is:

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
5. Center (5,-6) tangent to the y-axis

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Find an equation of the circle with the following conditions:
6. Has a diameter with endpoints A(-3,2) and B(7,4)

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Equation of a Circle in General Form

Example: Sketch the graph of + + 10x – 2y = 55


Transform the equation into center-radius form:

C(-5,1)
radius: 9

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Equation of a Circle in General Form

Example: Sketch the graph of + + 10x – 2y = 55


Transform the equation into center-radius form:

C(-5,1)
radius: 9

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Identify the center and the radius
a. x2 + y2 + 8y =33

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Identify the center and the radius
b. 4x2 + 12x + 4y2 + 16y -11 = 0

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Identify the center and the radius
a. x2 + y2 - 6x =7
b. x2 + y2 - 14x + 2y = -14
c. 16x2 + 16y2 + 96x – 40y = 315

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Determining When an Equation
Yields a Circle
The graph of the equation
1. the circle centered at
with radius
if > 0
2. the single point if
3. the empty set if

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Identify the center and the radius
b. x2 + 4x + y2 + 6y = -13

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Identify the center and the radius
b. x2 + 10x + y2 + 8y + 50 = 0

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