Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305071742
Author: James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
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Chapter 12.1, Problem 21E
To determine
To find:
The focus, directrix, and the focal diameter of the parabola.
To determine
(b)
To sketch:
The graph of the parabola and its directrix.
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Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 12.1 - A parabola is the set of all points in the plane...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.1 - 5-10 Graphs of Parabolas Match the equation with...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.1 - 5-10 Graphs of Parabolas Match the equation with...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 10E
Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.1 - 11-24 Graphing Parabolas An equation of a parabola...Ch. 12.1 - 11-24 Graphing Parabolas An equation of a parabola...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.1 - 11-24 Graphing Parabolas An equation of a parabola...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.1 - 11-24 Graphing Parabolas An equation of a parabola...Ch. 12.1 - 11-24 Graphing Parabolas An equation of a parabola...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.1 - 11-24 Graphing Parabolas An equation of a parabola...Ch. 12.1 - 25-30 Graphing Parabolas Use a graphing device to...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 39ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 40ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 41ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 42ECh. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 45ECh. 12.1 - 31-48 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 47ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 48ECh. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 51ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 52ECh. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 54ECh. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - 49-58 Finding the Equation of a Parabola Find an...Ch. 12.1 - SKILLS 59-60 Families of Parabolasa Find equations...Ch. 12.1 - SKILLS 59-60 Families of Parabolas a Find...Ch. 12.1 - APPLICATIONS Parabolic Reflector A lamp with a...Ch. 12.1 - APPLICATIONS Satellite Dish A reflector for a...Ch. 12.1 - APPLICATIONS Suspension Bridge In a suspension...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 64ECh. 12.1 - DISCUSS WRITE: Parabolas in the Real World Several...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 66ECh. 12.2 - CONCEPTS An ellipse is the set of all points in...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.2 - SKILLS 5-8Graphs of Ellipses Match the equation...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.2 - SKILLS 9-28 Graphing Ellipse An equation of an...Ch. 12.2 - SKILLS 9-28 Graphing Ellipse An equation of an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.2 - SKILLS Graphing Ellipse An equation of an ellipse...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.2 - SKILLS 9-28 Graphing Ellipses An equation of an...Ch. 12.2 - SKILLS 9-28 Graphing Ellipses An equation of an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 12.2 - 9-28. Graphing Ellipses An equation of ellipse is...Ch. 12.2 - 9-28. Graphing Ellipses An equation of ellipse is...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.2 - 29-34 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - 29-34 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.2 - 35-38 Graphing Ellipses Use a graphing device to...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 12.2 - 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 12.2 - 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 46ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 47ECh. 12.2 - 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse Find an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 50ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 51ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 52ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 53ECh. 12.2 - SKILLS 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse...Ch. 12.2 - SKILLS 39-56 Finding the Equation of an Ellipse...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 56ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 57ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 58ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 59ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 60ECh. 12.2 - SKILLS Plus Ancillary Circle The ancillary circle...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 62ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 63ECh. 12.2 - How Wide Is an Ellipse at a Focus? A latus rectum...Ch. 12.2 - APPLICATIONS Perihelion and Aphelion The planets...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 66ECh. 12.2 - APPLICATIONS Lunar Orbit For an object in an...Ch. 12.2 - Plywood Ellipse A carpenter wishes to construct an...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 69ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 70ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 71ECh. 12.2 - DISCUSS Is It an Ellipse? A piece of paper is...Ch. 12.3 - CONCEPTS A Hyperbola is the set of all points in...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.3 - SKILLS Graphs of Hyperbolas Match the equation...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.3 - Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a hyperbola is...Ch. 12.3 - Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a hyperbola is...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.3 - SKILLS 926Graphing HyperbolasAn equation of a...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.3 - SKILLS 926Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a...Ch. 12.3 - SKILLS 926Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 20ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.3 - SKILLS 926Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.3 - SKILLS 926Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a...Ch. 12.3 - SKILLS 926Graphing Hyperbolas An equation of a...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.3 - 27-32. Finding the equation of a Hyperbola Find...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 34ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.3 - 37-50. Finding the Equation of a Hyperbola Find an...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 39ECh. 12.3 - 37-50 Finding the equation of a HyperbolaFind the...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 41ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 42ECh. 12.3 - 37-50 Finding the equation of a Hyperbola Find an...Ch. 12.3 - 37-50 Finding the equation of a Hyperbola Find an...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 45ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 46ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 47ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 48ECh. 12.3 - 37-50 Finding the equation of a Hyperbola Find an...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 50ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 51ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 52ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 53ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 54ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 55ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 56ECh. 12.3 - Comet Trajectories Some comets, such as Halleys...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 58ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 59ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 60ECh. 12.4 - Suppose we want to graph an equation in x and y. a...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.4 - SKILLS 5-12 Graphing Shifted Ellipses An equation...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.4 - SKILLS 13-20 Graphing Shifted Parabolas An...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.4 - SKILLS 13-20 Graphing Shifted Parabolas An...Ch. 12.4 - SKILLS 13-20 Graphing Shifted Parabolas An...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 24ECh. 12.4 - 21-28 Graphing Shifted HyperbolasAn equation of...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 34ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.4 - 35-46Finding the Equation of a Shifted Conic Find...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.4 - 35-46Finding the Equation of a Shifted Conic Find...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 40ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 41ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 42ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 43ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 44ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 45ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 46ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 47ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 48ECh. 12.4 - SKILLS 47-58 Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 50ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 51ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 52ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 53ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 54ECh. 12.4 - 47-58 Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the square...Ch. 12.4 - SKILLS 47-58 Graphing Shifted Conics Complete the...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 57ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 58ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 59ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 60ECh. 12.4 - 59-62. Graphing Shifting Conics Use a graphing...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 62ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 63ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 64ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 65ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 66ECh. 12.4 - Orbit of a satellite A satellite is in an...Ch. 12.4 - DISCUSS: A Family of Confocal Conics Conics that...Ch. 12.5 - Suppose the x- and y-axes are routed through an...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 7ECh. 12.5 - 3-8 Rotation of Axes Determine the XY-coordinates...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 13ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 19ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 20ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.5 - 15-28 Graphing a Rotated Conic a Use the...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 24ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 25ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 34ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 37ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 39ECh. 12.6 - CONCEPTS All conics can be described geometrically...Ch. 12.6 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 7ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 13ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 19ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 20ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 24ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 25ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 34ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 37ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 39ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 40ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 41ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 42ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 43ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 44ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 45ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 46ECh. 12.6 - Prob. 47ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 1CCCh. 12.CR - Prob. 2CCCh. 12.CR - a Give the geometric definition of a hyperbola. b...Ch. 12.CR - Prob. 4CCCh. 12.CR - Prob. 5CCCh. 12.CR - Prob. 6CCCh. 12.CR - Prob. 7CCCh. 12.CR - Prob. 8CCCh. 12.CR - Prob. 1ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 2ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 3ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 4ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 5ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 6ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 7ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 8ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 9ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 10ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 11ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 12ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 13ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 14ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 15ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 16ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 17ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 18ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 19ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 20ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 21ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 22ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 23ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 24ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 25ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 26ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 27ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 28ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 29ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 30ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 31ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 32ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 33ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 34ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 35ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 36ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 37ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 38ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 39ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 40ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 41ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 42ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 43ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 44ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 45ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 46ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 47ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 48ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 49ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 50ECh. 12.CR - 43-54 Indentifying and Graphic a conicDetermine...Ch. 12.CR - Prob. 52ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 53ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 54ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 55ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 56ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 57ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 58ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 59ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 60ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 61ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 62ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 63ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 64ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 65ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 66ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 67ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 68ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 69ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 70ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 71ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 72ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 73ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 74ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 75ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 76ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 77ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 78ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 79ECh. 12.CR - Prob. 80ECh. 12.CT - Prob. 1CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 2CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 3CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 4CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 5CTCh. 12.CT - Find an equation for the hyperbola with foci (0,5)...Ch. 12.CT - 7-9 Find an equation for the conic whose graph is...Ch. 12.CT - Prob. 8CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 9CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 10CTCh. 12.CT - 10-12 Determine whether the equation represents...Ch. 12.CT - Prob. 12CTCh. 12.CT - Prob. 13CTCh. 12.CT - Find an equation for the parabola with focus (2,4)...Ch. 12.CT - A parabolic reflector for a car headlight forms a...Ch. 12.CT - aUse the discriminant to determine whether the...Ch. 12.CT - Prob. 17CTCh. 12.FOM - Prob. 1PCh. 12.FOM - Prob. 2PCh. 12.FOM - Prob. 3PCh. 12.FOM - Prob. 4PCh. 12.FOM - Prob. 5PCh. 12.FOM - Prob. 6P
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