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  2. Conic section - Wikipedia

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    The three types of conic section are the hyperbola, the parabola, and the ellipse; the circle is a special case of the ellipse, though it was sometimes considered a fourth type. The ancient Greek mathematicians studied conic sections, culminating around 200 BC with Apollonius of Perga 's systematic work on their properties.

  3. Hyperbola - Wikipedia

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    This is the equation of an ellipse (<) or a parabola (=) or a hyperbola (>). All of these non-degenerate conics have, in common, the origin as a vertex (see diagram). All of these non-degenerate conics have, in common, the origin as a vertex (see diagram).

  4. Eccentricity (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A family of conic sections of varying eccentricity share a focus point and directrix line, including an ellipse (red, e = 1/2), a parabola (green, e = 1), and a hyperbola (blue, e = 2). The conic of eccentricity 0 in this figure is an infinitesimal circle centered at the focus, and the conic of eccentricity ∞ is an infinitesimally separated ...

  5. Gallery of curves - Wikipedia

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  6. List of curves - Wikipedia

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  7. Confocal conic sections - Wikipedia

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    Parabolas have only one focus, so, by convention, confocal parabolas have the same focus and the same axis of symmetry. Consequently, any point not on the axis of symmetry lies on two confocal parabolas which intersect orthogonally (see below). A circle is an ellipse with both foci coinciding at the

  8. Director circle - Wikipedia

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    More generally, for any collection of points P i, weights w i, and constant C, one can define a circle as the locus of points X such that (,) =.. The director circle of an ellipse is a special case of this more general construction with two points P 1 and P 2 at the foci of the ellipse, weights w 1 = w 2 = 1, and C equal to the square of the major axis of the ellipse.

  9. Focal conics - Wikipedia

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    F: focus of the red parabola and vertex of the blue parabola. In geometry, focal conics are a pair of curves consisting of [1] [2] either an ellipse and a hyperbola, where the hyperbola is contained in a plane, which is orthogonal to the plane containing the ellipse. The vertices of the hyperbola are the foci of the ellipse and its foci are the ...