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Analytic geometry and conic sections

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1. Distance between two points and midpoint

Given and , compute the distance and the midpoint of the segment .

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2. Line through two points

Write the equation of the line passing through and .

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3. Perpendicular line through a point

Write the equation of the line passing through and perpendicular to the line of equation .

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4. Distance from a point to a line

Compute the distance from the point to the line of equation .

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5. Vertex and intercepts of a parabola

Find the vertex, the axis of symmetry and the intersections with the axes of the parabola

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6. Parabola opening downward

Find the vertex, the concavity and the intersections with the -axis of the parabola

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7. Equation of a circle from center and radius

Write, in standard form and in general form, the equation of the circle with center and radius .

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8. Center and radius by completing the square

Find the center and radius of the circle of equation

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9. Semi-axes and foci of an ellipse

Find the semi-axes, vertices and foci of the ellipse of equation

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10. Vertices, foci and asymptotes of a hyperbola

Find the vertices, foci and asymptotes of the hyperbola of equation

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11. Recognizing a conic with equal coefficients

Recognize the conic of equation

and find its elements.

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12. Reducing a conic to standard form

Recognize the conic of equation

reduce it to standard form and find its center, vertices and asymptotes.

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