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Example Question #1 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
If the-intercept of the line isand the slope is, which of the following equations best satisfies this condition?
Write the slope-intercept form.
The point given the x-intercept of 6 is.
Substitute the point and the slope into the equation and solve for the y-intercept.
Substitute the y-intercept back to the slope-intercept form to get your equation.
Example Question #2 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
A vertical parabola on the coordinate plane has vertexand-intercept.
Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
The equation of a vertical parabola, in vertex form, is
,
whereis the vertex. Set:
To find, use the-intercept, setting:
The equation, in vertex form, is; in standard form:
Example Question #3 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
A vertical parabola on the coordinate plane has vertex; one of its-intercepts is.
Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
The equation of a vertical parabola, in vertex form, is
,
whereis the vertex. Set:
To find, use the known-intercept, setting:
The equation, in vertex form, is; in standard form:
Example Question #4 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
A vertical parabola on the coordinate plane has-intercept; its only-intercept is.
Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
If a vertical parabola has only one-intercept, which here is, that point doubles as its vertex as well.
The equation of a vertical parabola, in vertex form, is
,
whereis the vertex. Set:
To find, use the-intercept, setting:
The equation, in vertex form, is. In standard form:
Example Question #5 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
A vertical parabola on the coordinate plane has-intercept; one of its-intercepts is.
Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
The equation of a vertical parabola, in standard form, is
for some real.
is the-coordinate of the-intercept, so, and the equation is
Set:
However, no other information is given, so the values ofandcannot be determined for certain. The correct response is that insufficient information is given.
Example Question #6 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
Give the equation of the above ellipse.
The equation of the ellipse with center, horizontal axis of length, and vertical axis of lengthis
The ellipse has center, horizontal axis of length 8, and vertical axis of length 16. Therefore,
,, and.
The equation of the ellipse is
Example Question #7 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
Give the equation of the above ellipse.
The equation of the ellipse with center, horizontal axis of length, and vertical axis of lengthis
The ellipse has center, horizontal axis of length 10, and vertical axis of length 6. Therefore,
,, and.
The equation of the ellipse is
Example Question #8 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
Give the equation of the above ellipse.
The equation of the ellipse with center, horizontal axis of length, and vertical axis of lengthis
The ellipse has center, horizontal axis of length 8, and vertical axis of length 6. Therefore,
,, and.
The equation of the ellipse is
Example Question #9 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
The-intercept and the only-intercept of a vertical parabola on the coordinate plane coincide with the-intercept and the拦截线的方程. Give the equation of the parabola.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
To find the-intercept, that is, the point of intersection with the-axis, of the line of equation, setand solve for:
The-intercept is.
The-intercept can be found by doing the opposite:
The-intercept is.
The parabola has these intercepts as well. Also, since the vertical parabola has only one-intercept, that point doubles as its vertex as well.
The equation of a vertical parabola, in vertex form, is
,
whereis the vertex. Set:
for some real. To find it, use the-intercept, setting
The parabola has equation, which is rewritten as
Example Question #10 :How To Find The Equation Of A Curve
An ellipse on the coordinate plane has as its center the point. It passes through the pointsand. Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
The equation of the ellipse with center, horizontal axis of length, and vertical axis of lengthis
The center is, soand.
To find, note that one endpoint of the horizontal axis is given by the point with the same-coordinate through which it passes, namely,. Half the length of this axis, which is, is the difference of the-coordinates, so. Similarly, to find, note that one endpoint of the vertical axis is given by the point with the same-coordinate through which it passes, namely,. Half the length of this axis, which is, is the difference of the-coordinates, so.
The equation is
or
.
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