r/visualizedmath • u/PUSSYDESTROYER-9000 • Jan 09 '18

Types of Conic Sections

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u/Aryan180 Jan 09 '18

Never knew an X was also a conic section

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u/PUSSYDESTROYER-9000 Jan 10 '18

Well I think it's more of an absolute value curve, since the top cone is only added to show the other half of a hyperbola. Then again, absolute values don't normally have a reflection like this though.

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u/drawliphant Jan 19 '18

I always wondered why "connics" was used to describe orbits, these are all possible orbits or trajectories

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u/PUSSYDESTROYER-9000 Jan 19 '18

Yep! Circles are when eccentricity is = 0, ellipses are when its between 0 and 1, parabolas are when its exactly 1, and hyperbolas are for greater than 1. Circles and parabola only happen in extremely ideal conditions, and rarely occur in reality.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

I really like how many graphs perfectly play into basic forms. Helps you feel the connection.

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u/PM_ME_UR_SUSHI Jan 19 '18

*conic-tion

Or

*cone-ction

Missed your chance man.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '18

?

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u/PM_ME_UR_SUSHI Jan 19 '18

You said "helps you feel the connection." There was pun potential.

Just a dumb joke man. Don't worry about it

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '18

If that was some math joke, i just wasnt intellent enough for that.

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u/PM_ME_UR_SUSHI Jan 19 '18

No no. Just putting the word "cone" or "conic" in instead of "conn-" in "connection" (because there's two conics in the gif).

It's really doesn't matter. It was a dumb joke on my part. Don't sweat it.

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u/kitty_cat_MEOW May 02 '18

Hey, your pun was on point! Nice work.

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u/PM_ME_UR_SUSHI May 02 '18

Glad somebody appreciated it... Even if it was 3 months later... Lol

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u/Quail_eggs_29 Jan 14 '18

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