Basic Technical Mathematics, 11th Edition

21 Plane Analytic Geometry

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completion of this chapter, the student should be able to:

• Find the distance between two points in the coordinate plane

• Find the slope and the inclination of a line

• Undersatnd the relationship between the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines

• Determine the equation and properties of a circle, a parabola, an ellipse, and a hyperbola

• Sketch the graph of a line, a circle, a parabola, an ellipse, or a hyperbola

• Identify the conic section from the general second-degree equation

• Obtain a new coordinate system by translation and/or rotation of axes

• Convert between rectangular and polar coordinates

• Graph functions in polar coordinates

• Solve application problems involving lines, conics, and polar ...