Math Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. The longest diameter of an ellipse
  2. 5. In the context of parabolas, this is a line that, for any point on the parabola, the distance from the point to this line is equal to the distance from the focus to that point
  3. 7. A function whose graph possesses no breaks or jumps
  4. 10. A point where a conic section intersects with its axis of symmetry
  5. 12. A conic section comprised of two unbound curves
  6. 14. In a circle, this is a point equidistant to every point along the circle
  7. 15. The value that a function of x approaches as x approaches a certain value
  8. 16. An abrupt change in value along a function
  9. 18. The process of calculating the derivative of a function
  10. 19. A line through a point on a function that is perpendicular to the tangent line of that point
  11. 21. A conic section comprised of a single closed curve
  12. 24. A type of differentiation that can be applied to bypass the need to explicitly define y as a function of x
  13. 25. A line passing through two infinitely close points on a function.
Down
  1. 1. In an ellipse, the sum of the distances from this pair of points to any point along the ellipse is equal
  2. 2. The shortest diameter of an ellipse
  3. 3. Defined as the intersection between the surface of a cone and a plane
  4. 6. A conic section comprised of a single closed curve, where each point on the curve is equidistant to a single point
  5. 8. An imaginary line that divides the graph of a function into two identical yet mirrored parts
  6. 9. When evaluated for a point, this gives the slope of the tangent line for that point
  7. 11. A mathematical expression that assigns every element in a set x to a single element in a set y
  8. 13. In a hyperbola, these are imaginary lines passing through the center that do not intersect with the hyperbola itself
  9. 17. One of the most important differentiation rules. It defines the derivative of a composite function.
  10. 20. A line that intersects two distinct points along a curve
  11. 22. A conic section comprised of a single unbound curve
  12. 23. A type of limit evaluated considering x approaching from only the left or only the right