Drawing a general conics -3-8, Drawing a general conics – Casio CLASSPAD 330 3.04 User Manual
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Drawing a Conics Graph
Drawing a General Conics
Using the conics general equation A
x
2
+ B
xy
+ C
y
2
+ D
x
+ E
y
+ F = 0, you can draw a
parabola or hyperbola whose principal axis is not parallel either to the
x
-axis or the
y
-axis, a
slanted ellipse, etc.
Example: To draw
x
2
+ 4
xy
+
y
2
– 6
x
+ 6
y
+ 4 = 0
S ClassPad Operation
(1) On the Conics Editor window, tap p, or tap [Form] and then [Insert Conics Form].
• This displays the Select Conics Form dialog box.
(2)
Select
“AX
2
+ BXY + CY
2
+ DX + EY + F = 0” and then tap [OK].
• This closes the Select Conics Form dialog box, and displays the selected equation in
the Conics Editor window.
(3) Change the coefficients of the equation as follows: A = 1, B = 4, C = 1, D = –6, E = 6,
F = 4.
(4)
Tap
> to graph the equation.