Conic sections definitions

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Geometry & Trigonometry

Conic Sections

11th

Circle

A locus of points in a plane at a fixed distance (r) from
a given point (h, k)

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Ellipse

A locus of points in a plane for which the sum of the
distances from two fixed points (the foci) is constant

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Hyperbola

A locus of points in a plane for which the
difference of the distances from two fixed points (the foci) is
constant

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Parabola

A locus of points in a plane that are equidistant from
a fixed line (the directrix) and a fixed point (the focus)

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