Analytic Geometry

Conic Sections

erb o las, ell ips es , circ le s

Parabolas, hyp
 Analytic Geometry
Analytic geometry, usually
called coordinate geometry and
earlier referred to as Cartesian
geometry or analytical
geometry, is the study of
geometry using the principles
of algebra
 The Circle

The plane that intersects the cone is perpendicular to the axis

of symmetry of the cone.
 The Ellipse

The plane that intersects the cone is neither parallel nor

perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the cone and cuts
through 2 “sides”
 The Parabola

The plane that intersects the cone is parallel

to an element of the cone.
 The Hyperbola

The plane that intersects the cone is parallel to the axis

of symmetry of the cone.
Where do you see conics in
real life?
Dimensions
a 0 b
1D
y

2D
z

3D y

x
Ordered Pairs Review : (a,b)

(-a,b)
II I (a,b)
a

(-a,-b)
III IV (a,-b)
 Finding the inclination of a
line

Θ=0

Θ Θ

Θ=∏/2

Horizontal Vertical Acute Obtuse

 Example: make sure you
are in radian mode
Find the inclination of the line 2x+3y = 6
m= -a/b
m= -2/3

Θ Θ = ∏ + arctan (-2/3)
Θ = ∏ +(-.588)
Θ = 2.554