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Analytic Geometry Parabola Problems

The document contains information about ellipses. It provides the definition of an ellipse as a curve where the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points (foci) is a constant. It then works through an example problem, where the foci are located at (-3,0) and (3,0) and the constant distance sum is 8. Through algebraic steps, it arrives at the equation 7x^2 + 16y^2 - 112 = 0 to represent this ellipse.

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Analytic Geometry Parabola Problems

The document contains information about ellipses. It provides the definition of an ellipse as a curve where the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points (foci) is a constant. It then works through an example problem, where the foci are located at (-3,0) and (3,0) and the constant distance sum is 8. Through algebraic steps, it arrives at the equation 7x^2 + 16y^2 - 112 = 0 to represent this ellipse.

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Ellipse

Problem 01
Determine the equation of the curve such that the sum of the distances of any point of the curve from
two points whose coordinates are (–3, 0) and (3, 0) is always equal to 8.

From the definition of ellipse, the given points (–3, 0) and (3, 0) are the foci and the sum 8 is the
length of the major axis.
c=3
 

2a=8

a=4

a2=16

b2+c2=a2

b2+32=42

b2=7

x2a2+y2b2=1

x216+y27=1

7x2+16y2=16(7)

7x2+16y2−112=0           answer

Given the following equation


9x2 + 4y2 = 36
a) Find the x and y intercepts of the graph of the equation.
b) Find the coordinates of the foci.
c) Find the length of the major and minor axes.
d) Sketch the graph of the equation.
PARABOLA
Exercise 1
Determine the equations of the following parabolas and indicate the values of their focal
parameter, focus and directrix.

Exercise 2
Determine the equations of the parabolas using the information given:

1 The directrix is x = −3 and the focus is (3, 0).

2 The directrix is y = 4 and the vertex is (0, 0).

3 The directrix is y = −5 and the focus is (0, 5).

4 The directrix is x = 2 and the focus is (−2, 0).

5 The focus is (2, 0) and the vertex is (0, 0).

6 The focus is (3, 2) and the vertex is (5, 2).

7 The focus is (−2, 5) and the vertex is (−2, 2).

8 The focus is (3, 4) and the vertex is (1, 4).


Exercise 3
Calculate the vertex, focus and directrix of the following parabolas:

Exercise 4
Find the equation of the vertical parabola that passes through the points: A = (6, 1), B = (−2, 3)
and C = (16, 6).

Exercise 5
Determine the equation of the parabola with a directrix of y = 0 and a focus at (2, 4).

Exercise 6
Determine the point(s) of intersection between the line r ≡ x + y − 5 = 0 and the parabola y² =
16x.

Exercise 7
Find the equation of the horizontal parabola that passes through the point (3, 4) and has its vertex
at (0, 0).

Exercise 8
Determine the equation of the parabola with an axis parallel to the y-axis, vertex on the x-axis
and which passes through the points A = (2, 3) and B = (−1, 12).

Exercise 9
Determine the equation of the parabola with a directrix of x + y − 6 = 0 and a focus at (0, 0).

Answers

Solution of exercise 1
Determine the equations of the following parabolas and indicate the values of their focal
parameter, focus and directrix.

2
 

Solution of exercise 2
Determine the equations of the parabolas using the information given:

1 The directrix is x = −3 and the focus is (3, 0).


 

2 The directrix is y = 4 and the vertex is (0, 0).


 

3 The directrix is y = −5 and the focus is (0, 5).


 

4 The directrix is x = 2 and the focus is (−2, 0).

5 The focus is (2, 0) and the vertex is (0, 0).


 

6 The focus is (3, 2) and the vertex is (5, 2).

7 The focus is (−2, 5) and the vertex is (−2, 2).


 

8 The focus is (3, 4) and the vertex is (1, 4).

Solution of exercise 3
Calculate the vertex, focus and directrix of the following parabolas:
1

2
 

3
 

Solution of exercise 4
Find the equation of the vertical parabola that passes through the points: A = (6, 1), B = (−2, 3)
and C = (16, 6).

Solution of exercise 5
Determine the equation of the parabola with a directrix of y = 0 and a focus at (2, 4).

Solution of exercise 6
Determine the point(s) of intersection between the line r ≡ x + y − 5 = 0 and the parabola y² =
16x.

Solution of exercise 7
Find the equation of the horizontal parabola that passes through the point (3, 4) and has its vertex
at (0, 0).

Solution of exercise 8
Determine the equation of the parabola with an axis parallel to the y-axis, vertex on the x-axis
and which passes through the points A = (2, 3) and B = (−1, 12).

Solution of exercise 9
Determine the equation of the parabola with a directrix of x + y − 6 = 0 and a focus at (0, 0).

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