Instructions for Use
A P.I. R2 Mini-­Mystery
Before class, print the set of Activity
Cards. Cut out the cards and hang
them around your classroom.
Print one copy of the worksheet for
each student. Students will calculate
each solution, then look around the
room to find their answer on the
activity cards. When they find their
answer, they should eliminate the
suspect named on the card from their
list. Each correct answer will
eliminate one choice.
Solving the Case
When they have finished all of
questions, students will be left with
one suspect, one weapon and one
location. These are the answers to
the mystery of “Who Killed Mr.
Conic”.
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NAME
DATE
PERIOD
A P.I. R2 Mini-Mystery
Who Killed Mr. Conic?
Directions: Calculate each answer below, then use your solutions to eliminate the suspects and
solve the mystery.
𝒚 = ( 𝒙 − 𝟒 )𝟐 + 𝟑
1. Name the conic section.
WHO?
 Mr. Jones
2. What is the vertex?
 Mr. Brown
3. What direction does it open?
 Mr Patrick
 Ms. Manns
4. Graph the equation.
 Mrs. Wright
 Ms. Davis
( 𝒙 − 𝟐 ) 𝟐 (𝒚 − 𝟏 ) 𝟐
−
=𝟏
𝟏𝟔
𝟒
5. Name the conic section.
WHAT?
 Crowbar
6. What is the center?
 Pistol
 Poison
7. What are the vertices?
 Knife
8. Graph the equation.
 Rope
𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟏𝟖𝒙 − 𝟔𝒚 + 𝟗 = 𝟎
9. Name the conic section.
 Vase
WHERE?
10. What is the center?
 Dining Room
11. What are the vertices?
 Game Room
12. Name the two points on the minor axis
 Office
 Kitchen
13. Graph the equation.
 Bedroom
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟔𝒚 = 𝟐𝟔
14. Name the conic section.
 Garage
15. What is the center?
 Library
 Cellar
 Hall
16. What is the radius?
 Balcony
17. Graph the equation.
IT WAS (WHO)
 Garden
WITH A (WHAT)
IN THE (WHERE)
NAME
DATE
PERIOD
A P.I. R2 Mini-Mystery
Who Killed Mr. Conic?
Directions: Calculate each answer below, then use your solutions to eliminate the suspects and
solve the mystery.
𝒚 = ( 𝒙 − 𝟒 )𝟐 + 𝟑
1. Name the conic section. Parabola (Pistol)
2. What is the vertex?
(4, 3) (Ms. Manns)
3. What direction does it open?
Up (Office)
4. Graph the equation.
(Balcony)
( 𝒙 − 𝟐 ) 𝟐 (𝒚 − 𝟏 ) 𝟐
−
=𝟏
𝟏𝟔
𝟒
5. Name the conic section.
6. What is the center?
Hyperbola (Vase)
7. What are the vertices?
10. What is the center?
11. What are the vertices?
(1, 6) (Bedroom)
(Garage)
13. Graph the equation.
Ellipse (Library)
(1, 3) (Mr. Brown)
(1, 0) (Dining Room)
16. What is the radius?
17. Graph the equation.
IT WAS (WHO)
Mrs. Wright
 Ms. Manns
 Mrs. Wright
 Ms. Davis
 Crowbar
 Pistol
 Poison
 Rope
WHERE?
 Dining Room
 Game Room
 Office
(2, 3) (Kitchen)
 Kitchen
(Crowbar)
 Bedroom
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟔𝒚 = 𝟐𝟔
14. Name the conic section. Circle (Mr. Patrick)
15. What is the center?
 Mr Patrick
 Vase
12. Name the two points on the minor axis
(0, 3) (Garden)
 Mr. Brown
 Knife
(6, 1) (Ms. Davis) (-2, 1) (Knife)
𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟏𝟖𝒙 − 𝟔𝒚 + 𝟗 = 𝟎
9. Name the conic section.
 Mr. Jones
WHAT?
(2, 1) (Mr. Jones)
8. Graph the equation.
WHO?
(-1, -3) (Hall)
 Garage
 Cellar
 Library
 Hall
6 (Poison)
 Balcony
(Game Room)
 Garden
WITH A (WHAT)
Rope
IN THE (WHERE)
Cellar
Who Killed Mr. Conic?
Who Killed Mr. Conic?
(2, 1)
(1, 3)
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
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Circle
(4, 3)
Mr. Patrick
Ms. Manns
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(-2, -1)
(6, 1)
Mrs. Wright
Ms. Davis
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Crowbar
Parabola
a
Pistol
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6
(-2, 1)
Poison
Knife
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Hyperbola
Rope
Vase
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(1, 0)
Dining Room
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Game Room
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(2, 3)
Up
Office
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Kitchen
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(1, 6)
Bedroom
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Down
Cellar
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Garage
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Ellipse
Library
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(-1, -3)
Hall
Balcony
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(0, 3)
Garden
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Mr. Conic?
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