Center_and_radii_of_an_ellipse
Learn about the basic features of ellipses: their center and the two radii that pass through it, the major radius and the minor radius.
Hyperbolas_not_centered_at_the_origin
Generalize what you learned about hyperbolas to study hyperbolas whose center can be any point.
A hyperbola is the set of all points whose distances from two specific points (called the foci) have the same difference. Learn more about it here.
Introduction_to_conic_sections
Conic sections are formed when you intersect a plane with a cone. In this tutorial, you will learn more about what makes conic sections special.
Learn about the foci of the hyperbola: How to find them from the hyperbola's equation and how to find the equation when given the foci.
Focus_and_directrix_of_a_parabola
A parabola is the set of all points equidistant from a point (called the focus) and a line (called the directrix). In this tutorial you will learn about the focus and the directrix, and how to find the equation of a parabola given its focus and directrix.
Learn about the standard form to represent a circle with an equation. For example, the equation (x-1)^2+(y+2)^2=9 is a circle whose center is (1,-2) and radius is 3.
Learn about the foci of an ellipse, which are two points for which the sum of the distances from any point on the ellipse is constant.
Identifying_conic_sections_from_their_expanded_equations
Learn how to analyze expanded equations in order to determine which kind of conic section they represent.
Learn how to analyze an equation of a circle that is not given in the standard form. For example, find the center of the circle whose equation is x^2+y^2+4x-5=0.
Challenging_conic_section_problems_IIT_JEE_
See Sal solve two (very) advanced problems from the IIT JEE exam, a highly challenging exam administered in India.
Learn about the graphs of circles, and how their center and radius are represented algebraically.
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