Conic Sections

Conic sections are created when a plane intersects a double-napped cone. Click on the image above to go to the Khan Academy page on conics.

Conic Sections

Overview

The key to conics is to memorize the key features - not every little formula.Click on each conic section below to link to an instructional video.

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Click on the image above to explore what happens when you change you change different parameters.

Click here for a second parabola video.

There are six ellipse videos - click each one below.Video 1 Video 2 Video 3Video 4 Video 5 Video 6

There are six hyperbola videos - click each one below.Video 1 Video 2Video 3 Video 4Video 5 Video 6

Click on the image above to go to a brief overview of conic sections.