Math Project

4. the ___ two intersecting lines the parabola approaches as the values of x and y increases
9. A ___ ellipse has its vertices above and below its center, and co-vertices to its left and right
11. the set of points in a plane equidistant from a fixed point and a fixed line
13. a line segment perpendicular to the transverse axis through the center of the hyperbola
14. models that use third degree functions
16. the line through the focus and the vertex of a parabola
18. the ___ quadratic equation: Ax2 + Cy2 + Dx+ Ey + F = 0
19. models that use first degree functions
20. the midpoint of the perpendicular line connecting the directrix and focus of a parabola
21. a curve produced by the intersection of a plane and a right circular cone
23. - the chord through the focus that is perpendicular to the axis of a parabola

1. any line lying on a cone is called a ___ of the cone
2. models that use second degree functions
3. the resulting conic when a plane intersects the vertex of a cone
5. functions used to represent a problem situation
6. A ___ ellipse has its vertices to the left and right of its center, and co-vertices above and below it
7. the set of all points in a plane the difference of whose distance from two fixed points, called foci, is constant
8. models that use x degree functions
10. the line segment joining the two vertices of a hyperbola
12. the fixed line outside the parabola ellipse a set of points on a plane whose sum of distances from two fixed points is a constant
14. the fixed point inside a circle
15. the ratio of the undirected distance between the foci to the undirected distance between the vertices of an ellipse
17. the fixed point inside the parabola
22. a set of points equidistant from a fixed point