Conics Written by Gaurav Rao Last edited: 10/3/15
What Are Conics?
Parts of conic All conics have a Focus, and all conics but circles have diretricies The eccentricity, defined as the ratio of the distances between the focus and the directrix, is different for each type of conic eConic e=0Circle 0<e<1Ellipse e=1Parabola e>1Hyperbola
Identifying a conic
Ellipses
Hyperbolas
Parabolas
Rotation of axis
Degenerate Conics
Practice problems
Practice Problem 2
Practice Problem 3