Part III

Conics and Systems of Equations

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In this part …

  • Become familiar with the conic sections — what they have in common and what makes them different.
  • Sketch conics using centers, intercepts, foci, and other properties.
  • Solve linear equations algebraically or with Cramer’s rule.
  • Use systems of linear equations to perform fraction decomposition.
  • Take on systems of nonlinear equations and their possible multiple solutions.

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