What is conic section?

Question

What is conic section?

Discuss an application of the conic that you find most interesting.

Include an example of a mathematical equation that models the application

How does it apply to the real world?

Answer 1

conic sections include circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas

parabolic equations describe falling objects, giving their height = h(t) = -16t^2 +vot +ho

where t= time, h=height after t seconds, vo = intitial vertical velocity, and ho= initial height