Conic Sections
Scavenger Hunt
3. What is the general equation for the
eccentricity
of an ellipse?
1. What is the
equation
of an ellipse?
2. What is the equation of a
circle
?
4. Write the equation of a
circle
with center at (0, 0) and radius 3 units
5. Write the general equation of an
ellipse.
10. What is the basic principle of the functioning of
parabolic reflectors
?
PROJECT:
Write a note on some of the 'real- world'
applications
of parabola
6. Write the equation of the
parabola
7. Determine the center, vertices, foci, and eccentricity of the
ellipse
given by the eqation
8. Write the definition of a
parabola
.
9. Write the definition of the
diretrix
.