Recognizing Conics

Identify and match conic sections like ellipses, hyperbolas, parabolas, and circles with practice.

Match the standard equations with their corresponding conic section. Click the circles on the left and drag the line to the circles on the right. Ellipse Hyperbola Parabola Circle Draw a double cone with a plane that intersects it to form a CIRCLE. Identify each of the graphs below as one of the conics. Click the blue circles and type in the correct conic for that graph. Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola Draw a parabola that opens horizontally. Match the conic section to its real world example, graph, and equation. Click the box you want to fill in and a picture bank will open. Click the picture you want to insert. Name Conic Section Real World Example Graph Equation Circle Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola Draw an ellipse with a vertical major axis. Sort the equations, graphs, and pictures into their matching conic sections. Click the equation, then click the conic section you want to add it under. Circle Parabola Ellipse Hyperbola Draw a hyperbola with a horizontal transverse axis.