CONIC SECTIONS

Conic Section

❖ A figure formed by the

intersection of a plane and a
circular cone. Depending on the
angle of the plane with respect
to the cone, a conic section
may be a circle, an ellipse, a
parabola, or a hyperbola.
 CIRCLE
❖ A circle is formed when a plane
cuts the cone at right angles to
its axis. The definition of a
circle is the set of all. points in
a plane such that each point in
the. set is equidistant from a
fixed point called. the center.
 CIRCLE’S IN REAL LIFE

❖ Circles can also be seen

all around us in nature.
One example can be
seen with the armillaria
mushrooms clustered
around a stump.
 CIRCLE’S IN REAL LIFE

❖ Another example is that of the

stone circles of nature that cover
the ground in parts of Alaska and
the Norwegian island of
Spitsbergen According to
scientists, the circles are due to
cyclic freezing and thawing of the
ground that drives a simple
feedback mechanism that generates
the patterns.
CIRCLE’S IN REAL LIFE
 THE ELLIPSE

❖ An ellipse is an important conic

section and is formed by intersecting
a cone with a plane that does not go
through the vertex of a cone. The
ellipse is defined by two points, each
called a focus. From any point on
the ellipse, the sum of the distances
to the focus points is constant.
 ELLIPSE IN REAL LIFE

❖ Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capital building is elliptic.

ELLIPSE IN REAL LIFE
 PARABOLA

❖ A parabola is formed when the

plane cuts the cone parallel to the
side of the cone. The definition of
a parabola is the set of all points
in a plane such that each point in
the set is equidistant from a line
called the directrix and a fixed
point called the focus.
PARABOLA IN REAL LIFE
PARABOLA IN REAL LIFE
 HYPERBOLA

❖ A conic section formed by

intersecting a right circular cone
with a plane at an angle such
that both halves of the cone are
intersected. This intersection
produces two separate
unbounded curves that are
mirror images of each other.
HYPERBOLA IN REAL LIFE
HYPERBOLA IN REAL LIFE
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