New posts in Conic Sections

Intuitively, what exactly does the ellipse equation mean?

On The Construction Of An Ellipse

Shortest distance between parabola and point

Showing that $m^3+4m+2=0$ has only one real root

The smallest distance between any point on a curve and the parabola $y=x^2$ is 1. What is the equation of the curve?

Prove all lines parallel to an asymptote of a hyperbola intersect the hyperbola once only

Prove that for a given point on an ellipse, the sum of the distances from each focal point is constant

What is the equation for an ellipse given 3 points and the tangent line at those points?

Convert a rotated ellipse to sheared ellipse

How do you find a geodesic on an ellipsoid?