College Board · AP Precalculus · Topic 4.6

AP Precalculus Topic 4.6

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Lessons for Topic 4.6

The hyperbolaA hyperbola is every point whose distances to two fixed points differ by the same amount.Lesson
The ellipseAn ellipse is every point whose distances to two fixed points add to the same total.Lesson
Identifying and translating conicsReading the squared terms and their signs to tell circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola apart.Lesson
The parabola as a locusA parabola is every point that is the same distance from a fixed point as from a fixed line.Lesson