Conic Sections

• A conic section is the intersection of a plane and a right double-coned figure.
• Different Types of Conic Sections:

  Circle - it will always form a circle

  Ellipse - the plane is slightly slanted and it creates an oblong

  Parabola - the plane is slanted and it creates a parabola

  Hyperbola - the planes cuts vertically and it has a pair of parabolas
• General Form Equation of a Conic Section:

  Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
• Standard Form of the Equation of a Conic Sections:

  ( x - h ) 2 + ( y - k ) 2 = r2
• If a=b, then it's a circle
• 0=0 cannot make a circle