Equations of Conics
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Conics
This example demonstrates the equations of parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas, highlighting their geometric properties. Key mathematical concepts include focus, directrix, vertex, and axes. Construction involves GeoGebra commands such as Focus, Directrix, Vertex, and Intersect with relevant objects. Suitable for high school students or college freshmen learning analytic geometry and graphing functions.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Focus(c19) → F19,Directrix(c19) → d19,Vertex(c19) → V19, , ,Axes(c19) → a19, f20Intersect(a19, d19) → D19Point(c19) → M19Segment(M19, E19) → s191Segment(M19, F19) → s192Focus(c20) → F20,Directrix(c20) → d20,Axes(c20) → a20, g20Vertex(c20) → V20, , ,Intersect(a20, d20) → D20Point(c20) → M20Segment(M20, E20) → s201Segment(M20, F20) → s202Parabola(F21, d21) → c21Translate(c21, (3, -2)) → c21'Vertex(c21) → V21, , ,Vector(O, V21) → uPoint(xAxis) → F22Point(xAxis) → F'22Ellipse(F22, F'22, M22) → c22Intersect(c22, yAxis) → B22, B'22Intersect(c22, xAxis) → A22, A'22Segment(M22, F22) → s221Segment(M22, F'22) → s222Point(yAxis) → F'25Point(yAxis) → F25Ellipse(F25, F'25, M25_1) → c25_1Segment(M25_1, F25) → s252_1Segment(M25_1, F'25) → s251_1Intersect(c25_1, xAxis) → B25_1, B'25_1Intersect(c25_1, yAxis) → A25_1, A'25_1Point(xAxis) → A26Point(xAxis) → B26Ellipse(A26, B26, M26) → c26Intersect(xAxis, yAxis) → D26Vector(D26, O26) → vTranslate(c26, v) → c'26Segment(M26, A26) → s261Segment(M26, B26) → s262Translate(M26, v) → M'26Translate(A26, v) → A'26Translate(M26, v) → C'_1Translate(A26, v) → A'_1Segment(C'_1, A'_1) → s'261Translate(M26, v) → C'_2Translate(B26, v) → B'26Segment(C'_2, B'26) → s'262Point(xAxis) → F27Point(xAxis) → F'27Hyperbola(F27, F'27, M27) → c27Segment(M27, F27) → s271Segment(M27, F'27) → s272Intersect(c27, xAxis) → A'27, A27Point(xAxis) → F29_1Point(xAxis) → F29Hyperbola(F29_1, F29, M29) → c29Intersect(xAxis, yAxis) → D29Vector(D29, O29) → wTranslate(c29, w) → c'29Translate(M29, w) → C'Center(c22) → ACenter(c25_1) → BCenter(c27) → C