Practice

Practice Problems

 

 

Determine the type of line and sketch them:

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1. (x-2)2 + (y+5)2 = 16

2. x2 = 20y

3. x2/4 + y2 = 1

4. x2/4 – y2 = 1

5. x2 – 2y2 – 2 = 0

6. x2 – 2y = 0

7. x2 + 2y2 – 4 = 0

8. x2 – 4x + y = 0

Solutions:

1.

2. x2 = 20y PARABOLA: p = 5.

3. x2/4 + y2 = 1 ELLIPSE: a = 2, b = 1

4. x2/4 – y2 = 1 HYPERBOLA: a = 2, b = 1

5. x2 – 2y2 – 2 = 0 HYPERBOLA: a = 1.414, b = 1

6. x2 – 2y = 0 PARABOLA: p = 1/2

7. x2 + 2y2 – 4 = 0 ELLIPSE: a = 2, b = 1.414

8. x2 – 4x + y = 0 CIRCLE: Center at (2,0). Radius of 2.