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Major Axis
Minor Axis

Co-vertex
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Axis Axis

𝒙−𝒉 𝟐 𝒚−𝒌 𝟐 Horizontal, Vertical,

+ =𝟏 (ℎ, 𝑘) (ℎ ± 𝑎, 𝑘) (ℎ ± 𝑐, 𝑘)
𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐 2𝑎 2𝑏

𝟐 𝟐 Vertical, Horizont
𝒙−𝒉 𝒚−𝒌
+ =𝟏 (ℎ, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑎) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑐)
𝒃𝟐 𝒂𝟐 2𝑎 al, 2𝑏
𝒄= 𝒂 𝟐 − 𝒃 𝟐

𝒄 𝒃
𝒄

𝒂 𝒃 𝒂
ELLIPSE
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔

𝟐 𝟐=
𝒂 = 𝟐𝟓 𝒃 𝟏𝟔
𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 − 𝟑) (𝒚 + 𝟐)
+ =𝟏
𝟗 𝟐𝟓

𝟐 𝟐
𝒂 = 𝟐𝟓 𝒃 =𝟗
𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔

𝟐 𝟐
𝒂 = 𝟏𝟔 𝒃 =𝟒
𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍
 𝟐
𝒙 𝟐
+ 𝒚−𝟐 =𝟏
𝟒

𝟐 𝟐
𝒂 =𝟒 𝒃 =𝟏
𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍
GRAPHING
 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒄 𝒄 =𝒂 −𝒃
 Co- Foci
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Vertices (x, y)

𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 (ℎ, 𝑘) (ℎ ± 𝑎, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑏) (ℎ ± 𝑐, 𝑘)

𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 (ℎ, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑎) (ℎ ± 𝑏, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑐)

 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔
1. Position: Horizontal
2. Center (𝟎, 𝟎)
3. Value of c
2 2 2
𝑐 =𝑎 −𝑏
2
𝑐 = 25 − 16
2
𝑐 =9
𝑐=3
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 3
4. Value of a and b
2 2
𝑎 = 25 𝑏 = 16
2 2
𝑏 = 16
𝑎 = 25
𝑎=5 𝑏=4
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 3 𝑎 = 5 𝑏 = 4
5. Vertices (ℎ ± 𝑎, 𝑘)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑎=5
𝑉1 = (ℎ + 𝑎, 𝑘) 𝑉2 = (ℎ − 𝑎, 𝑘)
𝑉1 = (0 + 5, 0) 𝑉2 = (0 − 5, 0)
𝑉1 = (5, 0) 𝑉2 = (−5, 0)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 3 𝑎 = 5 𝑏 = 4
𝑉1 = (5, 0) 𝑉2 = (−5, 0)
6. Co-vertices (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑏)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑏=4
𝐷1 = (ℎ, 𝑘 + 𝑏) 𝐷2 = (ℎ, 𝑘 − 𝑏)
𝐷1 = (0, 0 + 4) 𝐷2 = (0, 0 − 4)
𝐷1 = (0, 4) 𝐷2 = (0, −4)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 3 𝑎 = 5 𝑏 = 4
𝑉1 = (5, 0) 𝑉2 = (−5, 0) 𝐷1 = (0, 4) 𝐷2 = (0, −4)
7. Foci (ℎ ± 𝑐, 𝑘)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑐=3
𝐹1 = (ℎ + 𝑐, 𝑘) 𝐹2 = (ℎ − 𝑐, 𝑘)
𝐹1 = (0 + 3, 0) 𝐹2 = (0 − 3, 0)
𝐹1 = (3, 0) 𝐹2 = (−3, 0)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟔
1. Position: Horizontal
2. Center 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎)
3. Values of c 𝑐 = 3
4. Values of a and b 𝑎 = 5 𝑏 = 4
5. Vertices 𝑉1 = (5, 0) 𝑉2 = (−5, 0)
6. Co-vertices 𝐷1 = (0, 4) 𝐷2 = (0, −4)
7. Foci 𝐹1 = (3, 0) 𝐹2 = (−3, 0)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔
1. Position: Vertical
2. Center (−𝟑, −𝟐)
3. Value of c
2 2 2
𝑐 =𝑎 −𝑏
2
𝑐 = 16 − 4
2
𝑐 = 12
𝑐 = 12 = 2 3
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟑, −𝟐) 𝑐 = 2 3
4. Value of a and b
2 2
𝑎 = 16 𝑏 =4
2 2
𝑏 = 4
𝑎 = 16
𝑎=4 𝑏=2
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟑, −𝟐) 𝑐 = 2 3 𝑎 = 4 𝑏=2
5. Vertices (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑎)
ℎ = −3 𝑘 = −2 𝑎 = 4
𝑉1 = (ℎ, 𝑘 + 𝑎) 𝑉2 = (ℎ, 𝑘 − 𝑎)
𝑉1 = (−3, −2 + 4) 𝑉2 = (−3, −2 − 4)
𝑉1 = (−3, 2) 𝑉2 = (−3, −6)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟑, −𝟐) 𝑐 = 2 3 𝑎 = 4 𝑏=2
𝑉1 (−3, 2) 𝑉2 (−3, −6)
6. Co-vertices (ℎ ± 𝑏, 𝑘)
ℎ = −3 𝑘 = −2 𝑏 = 2
𝐷1 = (ℎ + 𝑏, 𝑘) 𝐷2 = (ℎ − 𝑏, 𝑘)
𝐷1 = (−3 + 2, −2) 𝐷2 = (−3, −2, −2)
𝐷1 = (−1, −2) 𝐷2 = (−5, −2)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟑, −𝟐) 𝑐 = 2 3 𝑎 = 4 𝑏=2
𝑉1 (−3, 2) 𝑉2 (−3, −6) 𝐷1 (−1, −2) 𝐷2 (−5, −2)
7. Foci (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑐)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑐=2 3
𝐹1 = (ℎ, 𝑘 + 𝑐) 𝐹2 = (ℎ, 𝑘 − 𝑐)
𝐹1 = (−3, −2 + 2 3) 𝐹2 = (−3, −2 − 2 3)
𝐹1 = (−3, 1.46 … ) 𝐹2 = (−3, −5.46 … )
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒚+𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟒 𝟏𝟔
1. Position: Vertical
2. Center 𝑪(−𝟑, −𝟐)
3. Values of c 𝑐 = 2 3
4. Values of a and b 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 2
5. Vertices 𝑉1 (−3, 2) 𝑉2 = (−3, −6)
6. Co-vertices 𝐷1 (−1, −2) 𝐷2 (−5, −2)
7. Foci 1 𝐹 (−3, 1.46 … ) 𝐹2 = (−3, −5.46 … )
 𝒙 𝟐
𝟐
1) + 𝒚−𝟐 =𝟏
𝟒
𝒙 𝟐 𝒚 𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟗

𝒙+𝟑 𝟐 𝒚−𝟐 𝟐
+ =𝟏
𝟑𝟔 𝟏𝟎𝟎
 2 2 2
𝑐 𝑐 = 𝑎 + 𝑏

𝑏2
𝑑=
𝑎
𝑎 𝑏
𝑏 𝑎
Positio Foci
C V D Latus Rectum
n (x, y)

𝑯 (ℎ, 𝑘) (ℎ ± 𝑎, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑏) (ℎ ± 𝑐, 𝑘) (𝑥, 𝑦 ± 𝑑)

𝑽 (ℎ, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑎) (ℎ ± 𝑏, 𝑘) (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑐) (𝑥 ± 𝑑, 𝑦)

To solve for c:
𝒄= 𝒂 𝟐 + 𝒃 𝟐

To solve for d: 𝟐
𝒃
𝒅=
𝒂
To solve for slope:
Vertical Horizontal
𝒂 𝒃
𝒎=± 𝒎=±
𝒃 𝒂
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
1. Position: Horizontal
2. Center (𝟎, 𝟎)
3. Value of c
2 2 2
𝑐 =𝑎 +𝑏
2
𝑐 = 16 + 9
2
𝑐 = 25
𝑐=5
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5
4. Value of a and b
2 2
𝑎 = 16 𝑏 =9
2 2
𝑏 = 9
𝑎 = 16
𝑎=4 𝑏=3
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 3
5. Value of d 𝑏 2
𝑑=
𝑎
9
𝑑= 𝑑 = 2.25
4
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 3 𝑑 = 2.25
5. Slope
𝑏
𝑚=
𝑎
3
𝑚=
4
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 3 𝑑 = 2.25
𝒎 =3/4
5. Vertices (ℎ ± 𝑎, 𝑘)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑎=4
𝑉1 (ℎ + 𝑎, 𝑘) 𝑉2 (ℎ − 4, 𝑘)
𝑉1 (0 + 4, 0) 𝑉2 (0 − 4, 0)
𝑉1 (4, 0) 𝑉2 (−4, 0)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 3 𝑑 = 2.25
𝒎 =3/4 𝑉1 (4, 0) 𝑉2 (−4, 0)
6. Co-vertices (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑏)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑏=3
𝐷1 (ℎ, 𝑘 + 𝑏) 𝐷2 (ℎ, 𝑘 − 𝑏)
𝐷1 (0, 0 + 3) 𝐷2 (0, 0 − 3)
𝐷1 (0, 3) 𝐷2 (0, −3)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 3 𝑑 = 2.25
𝒎 =3/4 𝑉1 (4, 0) 𝑉2 (−4, 0) 𝐷1 (0, 3) 𝐷2 (0, −3)
7. Foci (ℎ ± 𝑐, 𝑘)
ℎ=0 𝑘=0 𝑐=5
𝐹1 (ℎ + 𝑐, 𝑘) 𝐹2 (ℎ − 𝑐, 𝑘)
𝐹1 (0 + 5, 0) 𝐹2 (0 − 5, 0)
𝐹1 (5, 0) 𝐹2 (−5, 0)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
Horizontal 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) 𝑐 = 5 𝑎 = 4 𝑏 = 3 𝑑 = 2.25
𝒎 =3/4 𝑉1 (4, 0) 𝑉2 (−4, 0) 𝐷1 (0, 3) 𝐷2 (0, −3)
𝐹1 (5, 0) 𝐹2 (−5, 0)
7. Latus (𝑥, 𝑦 ± 𝑑)
𝐹1 (5, 0) 𝐹2 (−5, 0)
𝐿1 (5, 2.25) 𝐿 3 (−5, 2.25)
𝐿 2 (5, −2.25) 𝐿 4 (−5, −2.25)
 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 𝒚
− =𝟏
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
1. Position Horizontal
2. Center 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎)
3. Slope 𝒎 =3/4
4. Vertices 𝑉1 (4, 0) 𝑉2 (−4, 0)
5. Co-vertices 𝐷1 (0, 3) 𝐷2 (0, −3)
6. Foci 𝐹1 (5, 0) 𝐹2 (−5, 0)
7. Latus Rectum 𝐿1 (5, 2.25) 𝐿 3 (−5, 2.25)
𝐿 2 (5, −2.25) 𝐿 4 (−5, −2.25)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
1. Position: Vertical
2. Center(−𝟓, 𝟐)
3. Value of c
2 2 2
𝑐 =𝑎 +𝑏
2
𝑐 = 64 + 36
2
𝑐 = 100
𝑐 = 10
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐) 𝑐 = 10
4. Value of a and b
2 2
𝑎 = 64 𝑏 = 36
2 2
𝑏 = 36
𝑎 = 64
𝑎=8 𝑏=6
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐) 𝑐 = 10 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 6
5. Value of d 𝑏 2
𝑑=
𝑎
36
𝑑= 𝑑 = 4.5
8
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐)𝑐 = 10 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 6 𝑑 = 4.5
5. Slope
𝑎
𝑚=
𝑏
8 4
𝑚= 𝑚=
6 3
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐)𝑐 = 10 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 6 𝑑 = 4.5
𝒎 = 𝟒/3
5. Vertices (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑎)
ℎ = −5 𝑘 = 2 𝑎=8
𝑉1 (ℎ, 𝑘 + 𝑎) 𝑉2 (ℎ, 𝑘 − 𝑎)
𝑉1 (−5, 2 + 8) 𝑉2 (−5, 2 − 8)
𝑉1 (−5, 10) 𝑉2 (−5, −6)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐)𝑐 = 10 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 6 𝑑 = 4.5
𝒎 = 𝟒/3 𝑉1 (−5, 10)𝑉2 (−5 − 6)
6. Co-vertices (ℎ, ±𝑏, 𝑘)
ℎ = −5 𝑘=2 𝑏=6
𝐷1 (ℎ + 𝑏, 𝑘) 𝐷2 (ℎ − 𝑏, 𝑘)
𝐷1 (−5 + 6, 2) 𝐷2 (−5 − 6, 2)
𝐷1 (1, 2) 𝐷2 (−11, 2)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐)𝑐 = 10 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 6 𝑑 = 4.5
𝒎 = 𝟒/3 𝑉1 (−5, 10)𝑉2 (−5 − 6) 𝐷1 (1, 2) 𝐷2 (−11, 2)
7. Foci (ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑐)
ℎ = −5 𝑘=2 𝑐 = 10
𝐹1 (ℎ, 𝑘 + 𝑐) 𝐹2 (ℎ, 𝑘 − 𝑐)
𝐹1 (−5, 2 + 10) 𝐹2 (−5, 2 − 10)
𝐹1 (−5, 12) 𝐹2 (−5, −8)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
Vertical 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐)𝑐 = 10 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 6 𝑑 = 4.5
𝒎 =3/4 𝑉1 (−5, 10)𝑉2 (−5 − 6) 𝐷1 (1, 2) 𝐷2 (−11, 2)
𝐹1 (−5, 12) 𝐹2 (−5, −8)
7. Latus (𝑥 ± 𝑑, 𝑦)
𝐹1 (−5, 12) 𝐹2 (−5, −8)
𝐿1 (−0.5, 12) 𝐿 3 (−0.5, −8)
𝐿 2 (−9.5, 12) 𝐿 4 (−9.5, −8)
 𝟐 𝟐
(𝒚 − 𝟐) (𝒙 + 𝟓)
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔
1. Position Vertical
2. Center 𝑪(−𝟓, 𝟐)
3. Slope 𝒎 = 𝟒/3
4. Vertices 𝑉1 (−5, 10)𝑉2 (−5 − 6)
5. Co-vertices 𝐷1 (1, 2) 𝐷2 (−11, 2)
6. Foci 𝐹1 (−5, 12) 𝐹2 (−5, −8)
7. Latus Rectum 𝐿1 (−0.5, 12) 𝐿 3 (−0.5, −8)
𝐿 2 (−9.5, 12) 𝐿 4 (−9.5, −8)
 𝒙 𝟐
𝟐
1) − 𝒚−𝟐 =𝟏
𝟒
𝒚 𝟐 𝒙 𝟐
− =𝟏
𝟐𝟓 𝟗

𝒙+𝟑 𝟐 𝒚−𝟐 𝟐
− =𝟏
𝟔𝟒 𝟑𝟔