Bulgarian



Ellipse, Parabola, Hyperbola

Ellipse with center C(x0, y0) and major axis parallel to x axis

Length of major axis A'A — 2a

Length of minor axis B'B = 2b Distance from center C to focus F or F' is

Eccentricity = ε = c/a =

Equation in rectangular coordinates:

Equation in polar coordinates if C is at O:

Equation in polar coordinates if C is on x axis and F' is at 0:

If P is any point on the ellipse, PF + PF' = 2a

If the major axis is parallel to the y axis, interchange x and y in the above or replace θ by ½π - θ [or 90° - θ].

Parabola with axis parallel to x axis

If vertex is at A(x0,y0) and the distance from A to focus F is a > 0, the equation of the parabola is if parabola opens to right

(y — y0)2 = 4a(x — x0)

If parabola opens to left

(y — y0)2 = -4a(x — x0)

If focus is at the origin the equation in polar coordinates is

 

In case the axis is parallel to the y axis, interchange x and y or replace θ by ½π — θ [or 90° — θ].

Hyperbola with center C(x0, y0) and major axis parallel to x axis

Length of major axis A'A = 2a

Length of minor axis B'B = 2b

Distance from center C to focus F or F' = c =

Eccentricity ε = c/a = /a

Equation in rectangular coordinates:

Slopes of asymptotes G'H and GH' = ±b/a

Equation in polar coordinates if C is at O:

Equation in polar coordinates if C is on X axis and F' is at O:

If P is any point on the hyperbola, PF - PF' = ±2a [depending on branch]

If the major axis is parallel to the y axis, interchange x and y in the above or replace θ by ½π - θ [or 90° - θ].

Edit
Create a new page
Send us math lessons, lectures, tests, to:
Bookmark this page to Delicious Bookmark this to Digg Bookmark this to co.mments Bookmark this to Blogmarks Bookmark this to Feed Me Links Bookmark this  to Furl Bookmark this to linkaGoGo Bookmark this to Reddit Bookmark this page to Smarking Bookmark this to Spurl Bookmark this to Yahoo! Bookmark this to Google

Questions and Answers
Copyright © 2007.