Basics of Conic Section
Basics of Conic Section: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Conic Section, General Equation of a Conic Section, Classification of Conic Sections, Classification of Conic Based on Plane and Cone, Classification of Conic Based on Eccentricity, etc.
Important Questions on Basics of Conic Section
What type of conic section following quadratic form represent?

Identify the conic section generated when a plane parallel to the axis of cone intersects the solid cone.

Identify the conic section which represents the given equation:

Identify the conic section represented by the given equation:

Identify the conic section which represents the given equation:

Identify the conic section which represents the given equation:

STATEMENT-1 : If the distances of a point from the line and point are same then the locus of will be a parabola.
and STATEMENT-2 : If the distances of a point from a fixed line and a fixed point are same then the locus of will be a parabola.

Identify the conic section of the following equation:

Identify the conic section of the following equation:

Identify the conic section of the following equation:

Identify the conic section of the following equation:

Identify the conic section of the following equation:

Statement If the equation of a conic section is Then it represents a circle
Statement A Conic section with eccentricity is a circle.

The equation of the hyperbola of given transverse axis, whose vertex bisects the distance between the centre and the focus, is given by
(Assume the equation of hyperbola as )

The locus of the point of contact of tangents drawn from a given point to a system of confocal ellipse is a cubic curve, which passes through the given point and the foci. If the given point be on the major axis, select the correct option in which the cubic reduces to a circle.

Equation , represents a parabola, if



The second degree equation
represent itself as -

Statement: If the distances of a point from the line and point are same then the locus of will be a parabola.
Statement: In -dimensional geometry, if the distances of a point from a fixed line and a fixed point are same then the locus of will be a parabola.
