Summary of Conic Sections

Overview

• Conic sections include Parabola, Circle, Ellipse, and Hyperbola.
• Important to recognize and graph each conic section by their properties.
• The center or vertex is denoted as (h, k) . Parabolas don't have a center, only a vertex.

Parabola

• Equation: [x = a(y - k)^2 + h] or [y = a(x - h)^2 + k]

• Key Points:

  • Vertex is (h, k)
  • The 'a' value determines the direction and