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Conic Sections
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Ellipse
, where is the center, is the semi-major axis, and is the semi-minor axis.
Parabola
, where the graph is a U-shaped curve that may open upwards or downwards.
Horizontal Ellipse
, where and is the center.
Vertical Ellipse
, where and is the center.
Vertical Parabola
, where the parabola opens to the left or right.
Circle
, where is the center and is the radius.
Hyperbola
, where is the center, is the distance to the vertices along the transverse axis, and is the distance to the vertices along the conjugate axis.
Rectangular Hyperbola
or , where is a constant and is the center.
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