Slicing a Cone
Tilt the slicing plane and watch the cross-section change shape.
3D VIEW (cone + slicing plane)
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CROSS-SECTION (viewed head-on)
CURRENT SHAPE
CIRCLE
TILT ANGLE
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All four conic sections come from slicing a cone at different angles.
Circle → ellipse → parabola → hyperbola, in order of increasing tilt.
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80°
Circle (0°)
Ellipse (25°)
Parabola (55°)
Hyperbola (70°)
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