Lesson 9 of 12Article17 min
Conic Sections: Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
Conics appear as orbits, reflectors, and cooling towers. Standard forms reveal centre, foci, and axes at a glance.
Slicing a cone
Conics appear as orbits, reflectors, and cooling towers. Standard forms reveal centre, foci, and axes at a glance.
- Complete the square to rewrite general Ax²+Cy²+Dx+Ey+F=0.
- Eccentricity e < 1 ellipse, e=1 parabola, e>1 hyperbola.