Exercises
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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