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Exercises: Derive Equations of Ellipses and Hyperbolas

Show your work for each problem. Assume every conic is centered at the origin unless the problem says otherwise.

Grade 10·21 problems·~35 min·Common Core Math - HS Geometry·standard·hsg-gpe-a-3
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Warm-Up: Review What You Know

These problems review skills you already have from your work on circles.

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A right triangle has legs of length bb and cc and hypotenuse of length aa. If a=13a = 13 and c=5c = 5, what is bb?