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Who is the ancient Greek mathematician known for systematic work on conic sections?
Who is the ancient Greek mathematician known for systematic work on conic sections?
- Euclid
- Archimedes
- Pythagoras
- Apollonius of Perga (correct)
What are the three types of conic section?
What are the three types of conic section?
- Ellipse, circle, and hyperbola
- Hyperbola, parabola, and ellipse (correct)
- Hyperbola, circle, and parabola
- Circle, ellipse, and parabola
How is a non-circular conic defined based on its distances to a focus and a directrix?
How is a non-circular conic defined based on its distances to a focus and a directrix?
- Set of points equidistant from the focus and directrix
- Set of points farthest from the focus
- Set of points closest to the focus
- Set of points whose distances to the focus and directrix are in a fixed ratio (correct)
What determines the type of conic in relation to its eccentricity?
What determines the type of conic in relation to its eccentricity?
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In analytic geometry, how may a conic be defined?
In analytic geometry, how may a conic be defined?
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