CONICS WORKSHEET NAME:__________________________

1. Find the centre and the radius of each of the circles below.

a)
b) x 2 - 7 x + y 2 + 7 y = 17.75
c) x 2 + 8 x + y 2 + 4 y = 12
d) x 2 + 6 x + y 2 - 4 y = 37
e) x 2 + 8 x + y 2 + 10 y + 13 = 0
f) 2 x 2 + 20 x + 2 y 2 - 24 y + 74 = 0
( x - 3) ( y + 4)
2 2

2. Describe the transformations of the circle x 2 + y 2 = 1 to get the circle + =1

36 36
Determine the centre, radius, domain and range of the new circle.

Describe the transformations of the circle x 2 + y 2 = 1 to get the circle x 2 + ( y - 7 ) = 36 .

2
3.
Determine the centre, radius, domain, range and x- and y- intercepts of the new circle.

4. When a circle with an equation x 2 + y 2 + 6 x + 8 y + 17 = 0 is translated 3 units to the right and

2 units down, what is the new centre and what is the new equation in standard form?

5 The circle x 2 + y 2 = 9 is shifted 2 units left and 3 units up and the radius is increased
by 4 units. What is the equation in general form of the new circle?

6. For what value of k will the equation x 2 + y - 2 x + 4 y + k = 0 describe a circle with a

radius of 4?

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7. Graph the circle9x 2 + y 2 - 2 x + 6 y + 1 = 0 on the grid below.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
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 8. For each ellipse, determine the coordinates of the centre, the endpoints of the both axes.

a) 3x 2 + y2 + 6x - 8y - 11 = 0
b) x 2 + 121y 2 - 726y + 968 = 0
c) 9x 2 + 25y 2 - 9x - 50y - 197.75 = 0
d) 16x 2 + 4y 2 + 96x - 8y + 84 = 0
e) 36x 2 + 64y 2 + 108x - 128y - 431 = 0

9. Change the following to general form.

a) x + (
y - 1)
2
2
=1
9 25
(x - 3) (y + 1)
2 2

b) + =1
64 36

10. Find the equation of an ellipse satisfying the given conditions:

a) Centre at (2,5) with the longer axis of length 12 and parallel to the x-axis, shorter axis
of length 10.
b) Centre at (-3,4) with the longer axis of length 8 and parallel to the y-axis, shorter axis
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10 of length 2 10
9 9
11. Write 87the equation of this hyperbola in standard form 8
6 7
a) 5 b) 6
4 5
3 4
2 3
1 X 2
-10-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X
-2 0
-3 -10-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-4 -2
-5 -3
-6 -4
-7
-5
-8
-9
-6
12. a) Write
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the equation of a hyperbola with a centre (4,0), one vertex (2,0),-7 and a b
value of 3. -8
b) Write the equation of a hyperbola with a centre (6, -8), one vertex (6,-9-20), and
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13. For each hyperbola, determine the coordinates of the centre and the coordinates of the
vertices.

a) x 2 - 4y 2 - 6x - 8y - 11 = 0
b) 25x 2 - 4y 2 + 100x + 24y = 36
c) y 2 - 36x 2 - 360x - 2y = 908
d) 9x 2 - 16y 2 - 96y - 288 = 0
e) 25x 2 - 4y 2 - 100y + 200 = 0
 14. Change the following to general form.
(x + 3) - (y - 5)
2 2

a) =1
81 16
4(y - 8) (x - 2)
2 2

b) - =1
9 169

15. Describe the transformations (translations and stretches) that have been applied to the graph
of the hyperbola x 2 - y 2 = 1 to obtain each of the hyperbolas below. State the coordinates of
the centre, the vertices, the domain, the range and graph each of the hyperbolas.

(x - 5) - (y - 2)
2 2

a) =1
49 16
(x + 3) - (y + 1)
2 2

b) =1
36 9
(y - 6) - (x + 3)
2 2

c) =1
16 81
d) 9(y - 1) - 4(x + 3) = 36
2 2

16. Sketch each of the following graphs stating the domain, range, x- and y-intercepts.

a) y = 2x 2
b) x = - y 2
c) y - 3 = (x + 2)
2

d) x - 4 = (y + 2)
2

e) x + 6 = (y - 4 )
2

17. Write the equation for each parabola in standard form and in general form. (all stretches are
from either y = x 2 or x = y 2
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a) Vertex at (4,2), opening left withYa horizontal stretch by a factor of 3.
b) Vertex at (-3, -1), opening down
10 with a vertical stretch by a factor of 4. 8
c) Passes through (2, -1), vertex at (-7, -5), opening to the right.
8 Y
10 1 6
d) Vertex at (3, - 4), horizontally stretched by a factor of
6 4 4
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18. Give
10 the equations of each of the graphs below.
4 2
8 6
2
6 4 -10 X -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4
0 -2
4 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10
2
-2 -4
2 X

-10X -8 -4
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 -6
10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10
-6 -2
-2 -8
19. Give the equation of the transformation of y = x 2 such that the function is stretched vertically
by a factor of 3, reflected about the x-axis, and translated down 3 units and left 4 units.
Answer in standard and general form.

20. Give the equation of the transformation of x = y 2 such that the function is stretched
1
horizontally by a factor of , reflected about the y-axis, and translated up 3 units and right 1
2
unit. Answer in standard and general form.

21. Find the coordinates of the vertex, the direction of opening, and the stretch factor about a line
for each of the following.

a) y 2 - 12x = 0
b) x 2 + 3y = 6x
c) x 2 + 4x = -2y - 10
d) 2y 2 + 16x = 16y - 64
Write an equation that would flip the graph of the equation y = - (x + 5) - 3 over the line
2
22.
y = -3 and slide it up 2 units and right 3 units.

23. Todd is flying his radio-controlled airplane 30 m above the ground in a circular path
described by the equation ( x - 5 ) + ( y - 2 ) = 36 . Emiko is flying her plane at the same
2 2

height in a circular path described by the equation ( x + 1) + ( y - 4 ) = 25 . Do the paths of

2 2

the two planes intersect? If so, at how many points?

24. B.C. Place Stadium has an air-filled fabric dome roof that forms the shape of an ellipse when
viewed from above. Its maximum length is approximately 230 m, its maximum width is
approximately 190 m, and its maximum height is approximately 60 m.
a) Find an equation for the ellipse formed by the base of the roof.

230 m 190 m

b) Taking a cross section of the roof at its greatest width results in a semi-ellipse. Find an
equation for this semi-ellipse.

60 m

190 m

c) The promoters of a concert plan to send fireworks up from a point on the stage that
is 30 m lower than the centre in part b), and 40 m along the major axis of this ellipse
from its centre. How far is that point on the stage from the roof?
 25. A suspension bridge uses a long cable connected between pairs of towers to support the
bridge deck. If the main span of a bridge is 472 m and the height of each tower is 111 m. The
cable is approximated by a parabola, so that the bridge deck passes through the vertex of the
parabola and the bridge deck is placed halfway up the supporting towers.

111 m

a) Determine an equation for the parabola.

b) Determine the length of the connecting cable needed to attach the bridge deck to the main
cable at a point 30 m from the vertex.
472 m
26. A balloon decorated arch in the shape of one branch of a hyperbola is being made for a
wedding party. The arch is to span 4 m and have a maximum clearance of 2.2 m at the centre.
Using a frame of reference 1 m above the centre of the arch

a) Find a possible equation for the hyperbola

b) What would be the height of the arch 1.2 m from the centre?

27. Classify the conic section represented by each equation.

a) 4x 2 + y 2 - 8x - 6y = 0
b) x 2 + y 2 + 2x - 7 = 0
c) 16x 2 - 12y 2 + 5y - 3 = 0
d) 7y 2 - 5x - 11y = 0
e) 6x 2 + 3x - 10y = 0
2
f) 8x
Y + 8y 2 + 3x - 6y - 13 = 0
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4
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2
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g) 4x 2 + 25y 2 - 24x + 200y + 336 = 0
h) 64x 2 + 9y 2 - 384x - 36y + 468 = 0

Cutting the Cone Worksheet

30. Name the conic section formed when a double napped cone is intersected by a plane which is

a) parallel to the generator.

b) parallel to the axis of symmetry.
c) perpendicular to the axis of symmetry.
d) parallel to the generator and passing through the vertex of the cone.
e) parallel to the axis of symmetry and passing through the vertex of the cone
f) neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the axis of symmetry.
g) neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the axis of symmetry and passing through the
vertex of the cone.
31. Match the conic sections with their degenerates.
Circle Point
Ellipse Single line
Hyperbola Two intersecting lines
Parabola Two parallel lines
No Graph

32. If a double napped cone is formed by rotating the generator about the vertical axis, where the
angle between the axis and the generator is 40, at what angle must a plane intersect the cone
to produce
a) a circle
b) an ellipse
c) a hyperbola
d) a parabola

33. Show how a plane would slice each of the following to obtain the desired shape.
a) circle b) ellipse c) hyperbola d) parabola

34. Show how a plane would slice each of the following to obtain the desired shape.
a) a point b) a line c) intersecting lines

35. Show how a plane would slice each of the following to obtain the desired shape.
a) a line b) parallel lines c) no graph
36. For each of the following, identify the angle(s) that a plane must make with the horizontal in
order to produce each of the conic sections.

15 20 40

Circle ____________ ______________ ______________

Ellipse ____________ ______________ ______________
Hyperbola ____________ ______________ ______________
Parabola ____________ ______________ ______________

ANSWERS 1 a) C(3,4), r = 8 b) C(3.5, -3.5), r = 6.5 c) C(-4, -2), r = 32 d) C(-3,2),

r = 50 e) C (-4, -5), r = 28 f) C(-5,6), r = 24 2. Vertical stretch by a factor of 6 about
the x-axis, horizontal stretch by a factor of 6 about the y-axis moved right 3 and down 4. C ( 3,-4),
r = 6, D { x �R, -3 �x �9} , R { y �R, -10 �y �2} 3. Vertical stretch by a factor of 6 about the x-
axis, horizontal stretch by a factor of 6 about the y-axis moved up 7. C ( 0,7), r = 6,
D { x �R-,���
6 x 6} , R { y R,1 y 13} no x-intercepts,(0,10), (0,13). 4. (0, -6), x 2 + ( y + 6) 2 = 8
5. x 2 + y 2 + 4 x - 6 y - 36 = 0 6. k = -11 7. Circle has C (1,-3) and r = 3. 8. a) C (-1,4)
( )(
Endpoints -1 - 10, 4 , -1 + 10, 4 , -1, 4 - 30 , -1, 4 + 30 )( )( ) b) C(0,3), Endpts (-11,3), (11,3),
(0,2), (0,4) c) C(0.5,1), Endpts (-4.5,1), (5.5,1), (0.5, -2), (0.5,4) d) C(-3,1), Endpts (-1,1),
(5,-1), (2,-3), (2,1) e) C(-1.5,1), Endpts (-5.5,1), (2.5,1), (-1.5,-2), (-1.5,4)

10.a) (
x - 2) ( y - 5)
2 2

9. a) 25 x + 9 y - 18 y - 216 = 0 b) 36 x + 64 y - 216 x + 128 y - 1916 = 0

2 2 2 2
+ =1
36 25
( x + 3) ( y - 4) ( x - 3) ( y + 1) ( x + 2) ( y - 1)
2 2 2 2 2 2

b) + =1 11.a) - = -1 b) - =1
1 16 22 32 32 22
( x - 4) ( y + 8) ( x - 6)
2 2 2

12. a) y2 b) 13. a) C(3, -1), V(-1, -1),(7, -1)

- =1 - =1
4 9 144 16

b) C(-2,3), V(-4,3),(0,3) c) C(-5,1), V(-5, -2),( -5,4) d) C(0, -3), V(-4, -3),(4, -3) e) C(2,0),
�-6 ��26 �
V � ,0� , � , 0 � 14. a) 16 x 2 - 81y 2 + 96 x + 810 y - 3225 = 0 b)
�5 ��5 �
9 x 2 - 676 y 2 - 36 x + 10816 y - 41707 = 0 15. a) Horizontally stretched by a factor of 7 about the
y-axis, vertically stretched by a factor of 4 about the x-axis, right 5 and 2 up. C(5,2), V(-2,2),(12,2)
{xx -2, x  12},{y} b) Horizontally stretched by a factor of 6 about the y-axis, vertically
stretched by a factor of 3 about the x-axis, left 3 and 1 down. C(-3, -1), V(-9, -1),(3, -1)
{xx -9, x  3},{y} c)Reflected about the line y=x, horizontally stretched by a factor of
9 about the y-axis, vertically stretched by a factor of 4 about the x-axis, left 3 and 6 up. C(-3,6),
V(-3,2),( -3,10) {x},{yy 2, y  10} d)Reflected about the line y=x, horizontally
stretched by a factor of 3 about the y-axis, vertically stretched by a factor of 2 about the x-axis, left 3
and 1 up. C(-3,1), V(-3, -1),( -3, -3) {x},{yy -1, x  3} 16. a){x},{y y  0},
(0,0) b){xx  0}, {y}, (0,0) c){x},{y y  3},(0,7),no x-intercept d){xx
 4}, {y}, (8,0), No y-intercept e){xx  -6},{y},(10,0),(0, 4 + 6 ),(0, 4 - 6 )
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17. a) x - 4 = -3( y - 2) 2 b) y + 1 = -4( x + 3) 2 c) x + 7 = ( y + 5) d) x - 3 = ( y + 4)
2 2

16 4
6
18. a) x + 1 = ( y - 6) 2 b) y - 3 = -3( x + 4) 2 c) y = ( x - 5) d) x = -2( y + 3) 2
2

25
1
19. y - 3 = -3( x + 4) 2 , 3x 2 + 24 x + y + 45 = 0 20. x + 3 = - ( y - 3) , y + 2 x - 6 y + 15 = 0
2 2

2
1
21. a) V(0,0) Opens right. Horizontally stretched by a factor of about the line x = 0 b) V(3,3)
12
1
Opens down. Vertically stretched by a factor of about the line y = 3 c) V(-2,-3) Opens
3
1
down. Vertically stretched by a factor of about the line y = -3 d) V(-2,4) Opens left.
2
1
Horizontally stretched by a factor of about the line x = -2 22. y = ( x + 2) 2 - 1 23. Yes, 2
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x2 y2 x2 y2
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13225 9025 9025 3600
x2 y2
111 2 - = -1
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27. a) Ellipse b) Circle c) Hyperbola d) Parabola e) Parabola f) Circle

1 ( x - 3) 2 ( y - 4) 2
28. a) x + 1 = ( y + 2) , y - 9 x + 4 y - 5 = 0
2 2
b) + = 1,
9 32 52

c) (
x + 4) ( y - 3)
2 2

25 x 2 + 9 y 2 - 150 x - 72 y + 144 = 0 + = 1 , 4 x + 25 y + 33x - 150 y + 189 = 0

2 2

25 4
-3
d) ( x + 3) + ( y + 2 ) = 9 , x 2 + y 2 + 6 x + 4 y + 4 = 0 ( x + 2 ) , 3x 2 + 12 x + 4 y + 16 = 0
2 2 2
e) y + 1 =
4
( x + 4) ( y - 2)
2 2
( x - 2) ( y + 4)
2 2
f) - = -1, 4 x - y - 16 x - 8 y + 4 = 0
2 2
g) - =1,
12 22 9 4
29. a) ( x + 4 ) + ( y - 3 ) = 25 b) x 2 + ( y + 5 ) = 34 c)
2 2 2
4 x 2 - 9 y 2 + 32 x + 36 y - 8 = 0
( x + 3) ( y + 1) -3
2 2
1
( x - 2) = ( y + 5) ( x + 4 ) = ( y + 3)
2 2
d) - =1 e)
2 16 4 2
( x - 3) ( y - 2)
2 2

( x - 1) ( y - 2) ( x - 3) ( y + 4)
2 2 2 2

f) g) h) + =1
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9 16 25 4
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10 4 - ( x - 3) 2 h) y = 2 � 16 - ( x - 3) 2 6
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Circle  = 0  = 0  = 0
Ellipse 0   < 75 0   < 70 0 <  < 50
Hyperbola 75<   90 70 <   90 50 <   90
Parabola  = 75  = 70  = 50