Sabrina Y.

I've got two LORAN stations A and B that are 500 miles apart. A and B are also the Foci of a hyperbola. A ship at point P (which lies on the hyperbola branch with A as the focus) receives a nav... more

The Moon orbits the Earth in an elliptical path with the center of Earth at one focus. The major and minor axes of the orbit have lengths of 768,800 kilometers and 767,640 kilometers, respectively.... more

In a room shaped like an ellipse, something whispered at 1 focus can be clearly heard at the other focus. The US Capitol National Statuary Hall in Washington, DC is such a whispering gallery. If... more

Two satellites are orbiting earth. The path of one has the equation x^2 +y^2 = 2250000. The orbit of the other is 200 km farther from the center of earth. In one orbit, how much farther does the... more

Include an explanation (answer)

Using all four (4) conic sections: Cirlcle, Ellipse, Hyperbola, and Parabola.  

Problem in real life with a explanation(answer).

Doing a project on real life applications with conic sections. Real life situation used as a probloem and justified explanation (answer).