The Surprising Uses of Conic Sections
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/sites/default/files/transcript/2022-04-25-1300_HART-T.pdf https://youtu.be/qFSN6XePEyw Conic sections – the curves made by slicing through cones at various angles – were studied by the ancient Greeks, but because of their useful properties, have many real-world uses. Planets have elliptical orbits, projectiles move in parabolas, and cooling towers have hyperbolic cross-sections. But did you know that one of the most […]
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