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Conic Sections

Comparison

• Ellipse, parabola and hyperbola

Ellipse and Hyperbola

• The ellipse as a track
• The ellipse as a polar set
• Ellipse by folding paper
• Hyperbola and its tangents
• Gardener's construction
• Mechanical device
• Curvature

Parabola

• Parabola and its focus
• Tangents to a parabola

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