IP AMaths Notes (Upper Sec, Year 3-4): 07) Parabolas and Circles

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Q: What does IP AMaths Notes (Upper Sec, Year 3-4): 07) Parabolas and Circles cover?
A: Standard forms and locus techniques for conic questions in IP Additional Mathematics.

Upper-sec AMaths emphasises the ability to flip between algebraic equations and geometric interpretations of parabolas and circles.

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Standard forms

Circle with centre $(a, b)$ and radius $r$ : $(x - a)^{2} + (y - b)^{2} = r^{2}$

IP AMaths Notes (Upper Sec, Year 3-4): 07) Parabolas and Circles

Standard forms

Worked example 1 - Circle from three points

Worked example 2 - Tangent to a parabola

Worked example 3 - Circle with centre on the $x$ -axis

Practice Quiz

Try this

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Standard forms

Worked example 1 - Circle from three points

Worked example 2 - Tangent to a parabola

Worked example 3 - Circle with centre on the x x x-axis

Practice Quiz

Try this

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Worked example 3 - Circle with centre on the $x$ -axis