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Moth 30C ConicSections
Whotisq conicsection?
A conic sectionis the inlersectionof o ploneond o cone.
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By chonging
the ongleondthe locotionof the intersection,
diff erenttypesof conicsore produced
O CIRCLE
Wheno planeintersectso doublenapped
coneondis porollel
to the boseof o cone,o eircleis formed.
A PARABOLA
Wheno pfoneintersectso doublenapped
coneondis porolfef
to the sideof the cone,
o porobolqis formed.
O ELLIPSE
Wheno ploneintersectso doublenapped
coneondis neither
poroflefnor perpendicufor
to the boseof the cone,
onelfipse can
be f ormed.Theeflipseis o closedcurve.
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@HYPERBOLA
when o plqneintersectso doublenappedconeondis neither
porolfelnorperpendiculor
to the boseof the cone,ohyperbolo
conbe formed.Thehyperbplo
consists
of two opencurves.
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