SOME EQUIVALENT CONDITIONS FOR CONIC SECTIONS
SOME EQUIVALENT CONDITIONS FOR CONIC SECTIONS
한국수학교육학회지시리즈B:순수및응용수학 / Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series B: Theoretical Mathematics and Pedagogical Mathematics, (P)3059-0604; (E)3059-1309
2012, v.19 no.4, pp.315-325
https://doi.org/10.7468/jksmeb.2012.19.4.315
Kim, Dong-Soo
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Seo, Soojeong
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Beom, Woo-In
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Yang, Deukju
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Kang, Juyeon
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Jeong, Jieun
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Song, Booseon
(Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Dong-Soo,
Seo, Soojeong,
Beom, Woo-In,
Yang, Deukju,
Kang, Juyeon,
Jeong, Jieun,
&
Song, Booseon.
(2012). SOME EQUIVALENT CONDITIONS FOR CONIC SECTIONS, 19(4), 315-325, https://doi.org/10.7468/jksmeb.2012.19.4.315
Abstract
Let A and B denote a point, a line or a circle, respectively. For a positive constant $a$, we examine the locus $C_{AB}$($a$) of points P whose distances from A and B are, respectively, in a constant ratio $a$. As a result, we establish some equivalent conditions for conic sections. As a byproduct, we give an easy way to plot points of conic sections exactly by a compass and a straightedge.
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parabola,
ellipse,
hyperbola,
conic section,
directrix,
focus