TEKS: Chapter 111. Mathematics See All Teacher Resources

111.35.c.5

(5) The student uses conic sections, their properties, and parametric representations, as well as tools and technology, to model physical situations. The student is expected to:

  • (A) use conic sections to model motion, such as the graph of velocity vs. position of a pendulum and motions of planets;
  • (B) use properties of conic sections to describe physical phenomena such as the reflective properties of light and sound;
  • (C) convert between parametric and rectangular forms of functions and equations to graph them; and
  • (D) use parametric functions to simulate problems involving motion.