11.7.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- 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.