Graphing Conic Sections


Exercises 63-68 give equations for conic sections and tell how many units up or down and to the right or left each curve is to be shifted. Find an equation for the new conic section, and find the new foci, vertices, centers, and asymptotes, as appropriate. If the curve is a parabola, find the new directrix as well.


x²/169 + y²/144 = 1, right 5, up 12

Graphing Conic Sections

Sketch the parabolas in Exercises 55–58. Include the focus and directrix in each sketch.

y² = −(8/3)x

Graphing Conic Sections

Find the eccentricities of the ellipses and hyperbolas in Exercises 59–62. Sketch each conic section. Include the foci, vertices, and asymptotes (as appropriate) in your sketch.

5y² − 4x² = 20

Parabolas

Exercises 9-16 give equations of parabolas. Find each parabola's focus and directrix. Then sketch the parabola. Include the focus and directrix in your sketch.

x = −3y²

Identifying Graphs

Match the parabolas in Exercises 1−4 with the following equations: x² = 2y, x² = −6y, y² = 8x, y² = −4x

Then find each parabola's focus and directrix.

Identifying Conic Sections

Complete the squares to identify the conic sections in Exercises 69-76. Find their foci, vertices, centers, and asymptotes (as appropriate). If the curve is a parabola, find its directrix as well.

x² + y² + 4x + 2y = 1

Shifting Conic Sections

You may wish to review Section 1.2 before solving Exercises 39-56.

The hyperbola (y²/4) − (x²/5) = 1 is shifted 2 units down to generate the hyperbola (y + 2)²/4 − x²/5 = 1.

a. Find the center, foci, vertices, and asymptotes of the new hyperbola.

How can you slice a vertically oriented 3D cone to get a 2D parabola?

How can you slice a vertically oriented 3D cone with a 2D plane to get a circle?