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The document provides an overview of conic sections, which are formed by the intersection of a plane with a cone. It describes the different types of conic sections: circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas, along with their definitions and equations. Each conic section is characterized by specific geometric properties related to distances from fixed points or lines.

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Presentation - Conic Section

The document provides an overview of conic sections, which are formed by the intersection of a plane with a cone. It describes the different types of conic sections: circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas, along with their definitions and equations. Each conic section is characterized by specific geometric properties related to distances from fixed points or lines.

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Conic Sections

Introduction to Cone and Conic Section


Cone Conic Section
A cone is a three-dimensional shape in If we take the intersection of a plane with a
geometry that narrows smoothly from a flat base cone, the section so obtained is called a conic
to a point called the apex or vertex. section.

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Conic Section
The intersection of the plane with the cone can take place either at the vertex of the cone or at any other
part of the nappe either below or above the vertex.
1. When the plane cuts the nappe of the cone,

a) When 𝛽 = 90°, the section is a circle. b) When 𝛼 < 𝛽 < 90°, the section is an ellipse.
c) When 𝛽 = 𝛼, the section is a parabola. d) When 0 ≤ 𝛽 < 𝛼, plane cuts through both
the nappes and the curves of intersection is a
hyperbola.
Circle
A circle is a set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a
fixed point in a plane.
The fixed point is called the center of the circle and the distance
from the center to a point on a circle is called the radius of a circle.
Given C (h,k) be the center and r
the radius of circle. By definition,
𝐶𝑃 = 𝑟
By distance formula,

(𝑥 − ℎ) +(𝑦 − 𝑘) = r
(𝑥 − ℎ) +(𝑦 − 𝑘) = 𝑟

This is the required equation of the circle with center at (h,k) and
radius r.
The general equation of the circle is given by
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑔𝑥 + 2𝑓𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, where g, f and c are constants.
Ellipse
An ellipse is the set of points in a plane, the sum of whose distances from
two fixed points is constant.
Parabola
A parabola is the set of all points in a plane that
are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed
point (not on the line) in the plane.
The fixed line is called the directrix of the
parabola and the fixed point is called the focus.
Hyperbola
A hyperbola is the set of all points in a plane, the difference of
whose distances from two fixed points is constant.

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