Steps to Identify Conic Sections From General Form The general equation for any conic section is Ax 2 +Bxy+Cy 2 +Dx+Ey+F = 0, where A, B, C, D, E, F are constants. 1. If A and C
Part 1 of identifying and graphing conic sections. Examples: 9x 2 + 4y 2 + 54x - 8y + 49 = 0 Identifying a hyperbola from an equation Part 2 of identifying and graphing conic sections.
There are three ways to identify a conic section: using its graph’s shape, its eccentricity, or using the coefficients of the equation representing the conic section. Remember these examples of conic sections as shown below to