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Conic Sections True or False

1. Which of the following is not true for a hyperbola? -> The terms a and b may be equal in the equation for a hyperbola.
2. What is the center of this hyperbola? -> (-3,1)
3. What are the vertices of this hyperbola? -> (-3, 5), (-3, -3)
4. What is the distance between the foci and the center, f, for this hyperbola? -> 16
5. What is the slope for the asymptotes of this hyperbola? -> ±2
6. What type of conic section is this? 7x2 + 8y2 – 3x + 4y + 18 = 0 -> Ellipse
7. Which conic section has an eccentricity of 1? -> Parabola
8. Which conic section has an eccentricity greater than 1? -> Circle
9. Which conic section has an eccentricity less than 1, but not equal to zero? -> Hyperbola
10. Which conic section has an eccentricity of 0? -> Parabola

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