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Key Terms Chapter 11: Conics

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circle | A circle is all points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a fixed point in the plane.

ellipse | An ellipse is all points in a plane where the sum of the distances from two fixed points is constant.

hyperbola | A hyperbola is defined as all points in a plane where the difference of their distances from two fixed points is constant.

parabola | A parabola is all points in a plane that are the same distance from a fixed point and a fixed line.

system of nonlinear equations | A system of nonlinear equations is a system where at least one of the equations is not linear.

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