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Determination of the Foci, Directrices and axes of a Conic whose Equation is given with Numerical Coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

K. D. Panday
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1. The foci, directrices and the eccentricity of the conic given by the general equation of the second degree can be determined by the use of the fundamental property of the conic, that SP = e . PM. Let the equation be

ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 16 , Issue 218 , May 1932 , pp. 120 - 121
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1932

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