LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Visualize conics in terms of a plane intersecting a right double cone.
Develop the equation for a parabola and graph parabolas in rectangular coordinates.
Develop the equation for an ellipse and graph ellipses in rectangular coordinates.
Develop the equation for a hyperbola and graph hyperbolas in rectangular coordinates.
Graph general second-degree polynomial functions by rotation of axes.
Graph parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas in polar coordinates.
SECTION B.1 CONIC BASICS
SKILLS OBJECTIVE
Classify a general second-degree equation as a parabola, ellipse, or ...
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