Problem 1QCE Problem 2QCE: (a) The equation of the parabola with focus p,0 and directrix x=pis. (b) The equation of the... Problem 3QCE: (a) Suppose that an ellipse has semimajor axis a and semiminor axis b Then for all points on the... Problem 4QCE: (a) Suppose that a hyperbola has semifocal axis a and semiconjugate axis b. Then for all points on... Problem 1ES Problem 2ES: (a) Find the focus and directrix for each parabola in Exercise 1. (b) Find the foci of the ellipse... Problem 3ES: Sketch the parabola, and label the focus, vertex, and directrix. ay2=4xbx2=8y Problem 4ES: Sketch the parabola, and label the focus, vertex, and directrix. ay2=10xbx2=4y Problem 5ES: Sketch the parabola, and label the focus, vertex, and directrix. ay12=12x+4bx12=2y12 Problem 6ES: Sketch the parabola, and label the focus, vertex, and directrix. ay26y2x+1=0by=4x2+8x+5 Problem 7ES: Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, vertices, and ends of the minor axis. ax216+y29=1b9x2+y2=9 Problem 8ES: Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, vertices, and ends of the minor axis. ax225+y24=1b4x2+y2=36 Problem 9ES: Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, vertices, and ends of the minor axis.... Problem 10ES: Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, vertices, and ends of the minor axis.... Problem 11ES: Sketch the hyperbola, and label the vertices, foci, and asymptotes. ax216y29=1b9y2x2=36 Problem 12ES: Sketch the hyperbola, and label the vertices, foci, and asymptotes. ay29x225=1b16x225y2=400 Problem 13ES: Sketch the hyperbola, and label the vertices, foci, and asymptotes. ay+423x225=1b16x+128y32=16 Problem 14ES: Sketch the hyperbola, and label the vertices, foci, and asymptotes. ax24y2+2x+8y7=0b16x2y232x6y=57 Problem 15ES: Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies the given conditions.... Problem 16ES: Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies the given conditions.... Problem 17ES: Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies the given conditions. Axis y=0; passes through... Problem 18ES: Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies the given conditions. Vertex 5,3; axis parallel to... Problem 19ES: Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies the given conditions.... Problem 20ES: Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies the given conditions.... Problem 21ES: Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies the given conditions.... Problem 22ES: Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies the given conditions.... Problem 23ES: Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies the given conditions. [Note: In some cases there may... Problem 24ES: Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies the given conditions. [Note: In some cases there may... Problem 25ES: Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies the given conditions. [Note: In some cases there may... Problem 26ES: Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies the given conditions. [Note: In some cases there may... Problem 27ES: Determine whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer. A hyperbola is the set of all... Problem 28ES: Determine whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer. If an ellipse is not a... Problem 29ES: Determine whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer. If a parabola has equation... Problem 30ES: Determine whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer. The hyperbola y2/a2x2=1 has... Problem 31ES: (a) As illustrated in the accompanying figure, a parabolic arch spans a road 40 ft wide. How high is... Problem 32ES: (a) Find an equation for the parabolic arch with base b and height h, shown in the accompanying... Problem 33ES: Show that the vertex is the closest point on a parabola to the focus. [Suggestion: Introduce a... Problem 34ES: As illustrated in the accompanying figure on the next page, suppose that a comet moves in a... Problem 35ES: For the parabolic reflector in the accompanying figure on the next page, how far from the vertex... Problem 36ES: (a) Show that the right and left branches of the hyperbola x2a2y2b2=1 can be represented... Problem 37ES: (a) Show that the right and left branches of the hyperbola x2a2y2b2=1 can be represented... Problem 38ES: An ant is walking on the is such a way that its distance to the point is always the same as its... Problem 39ES: Suppose that the thumbtacks in Figure 10.4.3(b) are at points 4,1 and 4,5 and that the length of the... Problem 40ES: Find the equation of the hyperbola traced by a point that moves so that the difference between its... Problem 41ES Problem 42ES: Suppose that the base of a solid is elliptical with a major axis of length 9 and a minor axis of... Problem 43ES: Show that an ellipse with semimajor axis a and semiminor axis b has area A=ab. Problem 44ES: Show that if a plane is not parallel to the axis of a right circular cylinder, then the intersection... Problem 45ES: As illustrated in the accompanying figure, a carpenter needs to cut an elliptical hole in a sloped... Problem 46ES: As illustrated in the accompanying figure, suppose that two observers are stationed at the points... Problem 47ES: As illustrated in the accompanying figure, suppose that two transmitting stations are positioned 100... Problem 48ES: A nuclear cooling tower is to have a height of h feet and the shape of the solid that is generated... Problem 49ES: Let R be the region that is above the x-axis and enclosed between the curve b2x2a2y2=a2b2 and the... Problem 50ES: As illustrated in the accompanying figure, the tank of an oil truck is 18 ft long and has elliptical... Problem 51ES: Prove: The line tangent to the parabola x2=4py at the point x0,y0isx0x=2py+y0. Problem 52ES: Prove: The line tangent to the ellipse
at the point has the equation
Problem 53ES: Prove: The line tangent to the hyperbola x2a2y2b2=1 at the point x0,y0 has the equation xx0a2yy0b2=1 Problem 54ES: Use the results in Exercises 52 and 53 to show that if an ellipse and a hyperbola have the same... Problem 55ES: Find two values of k such that the line x+2y=k is tangent to the ellipse x2+4y2=8. Find the points... Problem 56ES: Find the coordinates of all points on the hyperbola 4x2y2=4 where the two lines that pass through... Problem 57ES: A line tangent to the hyperbola 4x2y2=36 intersects the y-axis at the point 0,4. Find the point(s)... Problem 58ES: Consider the second-degree equation where A and C are not both 0. Show by completing the... Problem 59ES: In each part, use the result in Exercise 58 to make a statement about the graph of the equation, and... Problem 60ES: Derive the equation x2=4py. in Figure 10.4.6. Problem 61ES: Derive the equation given in Figure 10.4.14.
Problem 62ES: Derive the equation given in Figure 10.4.22.
Problem 63ES: Prove Theorem 10.4.4. [Hint: Choose coordinate axes so that the parabola has the equation x2=4py.... Problem 64ES: Given two intersecting lines, let be the line with the larger angle of inclination and let be the... format_list_bulleted