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OpenStudy (anonymous):

WILL SOMEONE TEACH ME CONICS SECTIONS PLEASE

OpenStudy (mathmale):

That's a pretty big order! Please, would you choose a couple of more basic, more focused questions about conic sections, so that we may start from something easy to understand?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can I tell parabolas, hyperbolas, elipses, and circles apart?

OpenStudy (mathmale):

While I can explain that perfectly well, I think you'd benefit more from looking up "conic sections" (that is, Google "conic sections.). I'd bet you'd immediately find web pages with the equations of those four conic sections, along with sketches. Would you try that web search, please? Come back when you have further questions or want to learn conic sections in more depth.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are both variables squared? No: It's a parabola. Yes: Go to the next test.... Do the squared terms have opposite signs? Yes: It's an hyperbola. No: Go to the next test.... Are the squared terms multiplied by the same number? Yes: It's a circle. No: It's an ellipse. Better question now, How can i get equations down to graphable form?

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