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A conical section will always be the graph of Ax² + Bxy + Cy² + Dx + Ey + F = 0
If:
B² − 4AC < 0 it is an ellipse
B² − 4AC = 0 it is a parabola
B² − 4AC > 0 it is a hyperbola
How did the three results arise?
If:
B² − 4AC < 0 it is an ellipse
B² − 4AC = 0 it is a parabola
B² − 4AC > 0 it is a hyperbola
How did the three results arise?