Exam 10: The Conic Sections
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Use completing the square to rewrite the equation in one of the standard forms for a conic and identify the conic.
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-A rectangular board is 2 ft by 12 ft. How far from the center of the board should the foci be located in order to cut the largest elliptical tabletop from the board?
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Give the equation of the directrix of the conic in rectangular coordinates.
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-An elliptical riding path is to be built on a rectangular piece of property that measures 10 mi by 4 mi. Find an equation for the ellipse if the path is to touch the center of the property line on all 4 sides.
A = 10 mi
B = 4 mi 

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-A satellite is to be put into an elliptical orbit around a moon. The moon is a sphere with radius of 738 km. Determine an equation for the ellipse if the distance of the satellite from the surface of the moon varies from 678
Km to 359 km. 

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Solve the problem. Round to the nearest tenth when necessary.
-The roof of a building is in the shape of the hyperbola
, where x and y are in meters. Refer to the figure and determine the height, h, of the outside walls.
A = 9 m 


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Give the equation of the directrix of the conic in rectangular coordinates.
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Identify the equation as a parabola, circle, ellipse, or hyperbola.
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Use the discriminant to determine whether the graph of the equation is an ellipse (or circle), a hyperbola, or a parabola.
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Using the graph of the hyperbola, determine the coordinates of the vertices and foci, and the equations of the asymptotes.
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Using the graph of the ellipse, determine the coordinates of the foci, vertices, and center.
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Identify the equation as a parabola, circle, ellipse, or hyperbola.
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