CONIC SECTIONS
Introduction to Analytic Geometry
Focus Definition of Parabola
applet
Parabola with Horizontal Directrix
applet
Circles
Derive the formula for the area of a circle
Ellipses
Trace out an
ellipse
from definition
Ellipse
applet
An
elliptic reflector
(shows property)
Foci of an ellipse
applet
Hyperbolas
A
hyperbolic reflector
(shows property)
Graph a
hyperbola
-- use your calculator
Hyperbola
applet
Parabolas
Problems
-- click on the colored circles at the bottom of the page
A
parabolic reflector
(shows property)
Graphing Quadratics in
y
applet
Demonstration of how
conics
are formed
Graphing conics
applet
Foci-Directrix
applet
Rectangular
and
Parametric
Forms of Conic Sections
Transformations of Conics
Systems of Second-Degree Equations and Inequalities
Polar Equations of Conics
Polar Form of Conics
Which
conic section
do we have?
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