Decision 7: Extended Thinking Lesson:
Title:
Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?
Time (in days):
-1
Acquisition Lesson(s):
1. How is the equation of a conic determined, given the description of the locus of a conic section?2. What is the standard form of the equation of a circle?3. What is the standard form of the equation of an ellipse?4. What is the standard form of the equation of a hyperbola?5. What is the standard form of the equation of a parabola?6. Why are lines, points, and intersecting lines classified as degenerate conics?7. How are the types of nondegenerate conics classified from the general form?8. How is the standard form of the equation used to graph a circle?9. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?10. How is the standard form of the equation used to graph an ellipse?11. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?12. How is the standard form of the equation used to graph a hyperbola?13. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?14. How is the standard form of the equation used to graph a parabola?15. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?Extended Thinking Lesson(s):
1. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?2. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?3. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?4. Why is it useful to convert from the general form of the equation to the standard form?