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Math · Intermediate
Conic Sections
Slice a cone and you get four famous curves. Discover the focus properties that explain planetary orbits, satellite dishes, whispering galleries and GPS-style navigation, and learn to recognise each curve from its equation.
7 lessons~35 min0/7 complete
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Four Curves
Slices of a cone.
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Open Curves
Parabolas and hyperbolas.