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= Conic Sections – Retake procedure  = Students must complete each of the following before taking the chapter 9 retest. In the discussion forum for College Algebra on school fusion complete each of the following. If someone has already addressed that topic, please verify his or her solution is correct. If it is correct, describe how you verified it, if it is not correct, please describe the correct solution. [|CLICK HERE]to watch a minilesson on the distance formula
 * 1)  Describe how to find which of the following segments is the longest. Segment AB, BC, or AC given that A is at (-2, 4), B is at (3, 6), and C is at (1, -3).
 * 1)  If an ellipse has a horizontal major axis of length 8 and vertical minor axis of length 5 and is centered on the point (-3, 5). Describe how to find the foci of the ellipse and identify the location of the foci.
 * 1)  Given that the directrix of a parabola is at y = 4 and the vertex is at (5, 6), describe how to find the correct equation of the parabola, and give the correct equation.
 * 1)  Given that h = 2, k = 5, a = 4, b = 3, and that a hyperbola opens vertically. Identify the equation of the hyperbola, the location of the vertices, and the location of the foci.