Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l }
\text { circle } & \text { ellipse } & \text { hyperbola } \
\text { conic sections } & \text { vertex } & \text { diameter } \
\text { center } & \text { radius } & \text { nonlinear system of equations }
\end{array}$$
-A(n) is the set of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances of those points from two fixed poin ts is a constant.
A) hyperbola
B) circle
C) radius
D) ellipse

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l } 
\text { circle } & \text { ellipse } & \text { hyperbola } \
\text { conic sections } & \text { vertex } & \text { diameter } \
\text { center } & \text { radius } & \text { nonlinear system of equations }
\end{array}$$
-A(n) is the set of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances of those points from two fixed poin ts is a constant.
A) hyperbola
B) circle
C) radius
D) ellipse

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The definition given matches that of an ellipse, where the sum of the distances from any point on the ellipse to two fixed points (the foci) is constant.

Fill in the Blank with One of the Words or Phrases