Conic Section

Further Mathematics S.S.S 3 First Term

WEEK 7

Conic Section

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

  1. Recognize the two dimensional equations of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola
  2. Recognize parametric equations

Content

The Parabola

A parabola is a locus of points, equidistant from a given point, called the focus, and from a given line called the directrix.

The line , a distance of a from the y -axis is called the directrix.

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