01: Introduction to Conic II.
4 Types of Conics
Sections CIRCLE
OUTLINE - formed when the plane cuts one of the
circular cones
I. What is a Conic Section?
perpendicular to its vertical axis and
II. Four Types of Conics
parallel to its base.
III. Degenerate Conics
IV. Equations and Graphs
V. Eccentricity
I. What is a Conic Section?
- Simply known as “Conic”
- formed by the intersection of a plane
and a double-napped cone; not passing PARABOLA
through the vertex - formed when the plane cuts one of the
- Depending on the angle between the circular cones
plane and the cone, four different parallel to its side
intersection shapes can be formed.
ELLIPSE
- formed when the plane cuts one of the
circular cones at
any angle not parallel to its side nor its
base
DEGENERATE HYPERBOLA
(Intersecting Lines)
HYPERBOLA
- formed when the plane cuts the cones at
- formed when the plane cuts the two
the vertical axis
cones parallel to the vertical axis
IV. Equations and Graphs
CONIC SECTION EQUATION IN
GENERAL FORM
III. Degenerate Conics
How to Identify the Conic Section?
- formed when the plane passes through
CONDITION TYPE OF CONIC
the vertex of a double-napped cone
A=C Circle
either A = 0 or C = Parabola
0
A ≠ C, AC > 0 Ellipse
AC < 0 Hyperbola
EXAMPLES
CIRCLE
DEGENERATE CIRCLE/ELLIPSE (Point) HYPERBOLA
- formed when the plane cuts the cones at
the vertex
DEGENERATE PARABOLA (Straight ELLIPSE
Line)
- formed when the plane cuts the cones at
their sides
HYPERBOLA
PARABOLA
V. Eccentricity
- characteristic that all conic sections
possess
- tells us how close it (conic section) is to
being in the shape of a circle “The farther
away the eccentricity of a conic section is
from 0, the less the shape looks like a
circle.”
Type of Conic Eccentricity
Circle e=0
Ellipse 0<e<1
Parabola e=1
Hyperbola e>1
