Given is the polar equation \(\ds r=\frac{2}{1-2\cos \theta }\text{.}\) Which type of conic section does this polar equation represent: Parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola? Show that the polar equation ...

The particular conic (ellipse, hyperbola, or parabola) is determined solely by the velocity ... The familiar elements of these conics are shown in Figures G-1, G-2, and G-3. In Section 6.2, equation ...

Sketch the graph of the ellipse \(\ds \frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{16}=1\) and determine its foci. Let \(C\) be the conic which consists of all points \(P=(x,y)\) such ...