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Tiếng ViệtCircles and PiConics
Collectively, these four shapes are called A conic section is a curve that is created as the intersection of the surface of a cone with a flat plane. There are four different types of conic sections, which share many properties:
Conic sections were first studied by the ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga (c. 200 BCE) was a Greek mathematician and astronomer best known for his work on the four conic sections.
In later courses, you’ll learn much more about parabolas and hyperbolas. For now, let’s have a closer look at the ellipse.
