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Conic section

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You can make new shapes with a cone.

Conics-Converge-Diverge.jpg
Conics-Converge-Diverge.jpg
Just cut the cone with a flat line. You might see a round circle. You might see a long oval. Some shapes never end. It is like magic!
Conic section with torch light.svg
Conic section with torch light.svg
Can you find these shapes?

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File:Conic Sections.svg
Conic Sections.svg
File:Conic section with torch light.svg
Conic section with torch light.svg
File:Conics-Converge-Diverge.jpg
Conics-Converge-Diverge.jpg
File:TypesOfConicSections.jpg
TypesOfConicSections.jpg
File:Eccentricity.png
Eccentricity.png
File:Ellipse parameters 2.svg
Ellipse parameters 2.svg
File:Conic section - standard forms of an ellipse.png
Conic section - standard forms of an ellipse.png
File:Conic section - standard forms of a parabola.png
Conic section - standard forms of a parabola.png
File:Conic section - standard forms of a hyperbola.png
Conic section - standard forms of a hyperbola.png
File:Conics anim.gif
Conics anim.gif
File:Conica of Apollonius of Perga fol. 6b-7a DETAIL.jpg
Conica of Apollonius of Perga fol. 6b-7a...
File:Table of Conics, Cyclopaedia, volume 1, p 304, 1728.jpg
Table of Conics, Cyclopaedia, volume 1, p...

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