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I wanna know diameter equations of conic sections: Ellipse, Hyperbola, parabola, (given slope is k)

thanks

2006-12-18 05:38:19 · 4 answers · asked by DedB 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

WRONG WRONG WRONG, WAY WRONG.
Seems that you guys know less about this problem than me. Guess I have to solve this problem myself

Definition: Diameter of conic curve: Locus of median points of parallele chords of a certain conic curve.

diameters of ellipse and hyperbola pass through their centers (origin point); diameter of parabola paralleles its axis.

diameter equation of different conic curves(given slope k, parallele chords: y=kx+m):

circle: y=(-1/k)x
ellipse: b^2x+a^2ky=0
hyperbola: ky-[(1-a^2)k^2+b^2]x=0
parabola: y=p/k

I just wanna make sure whether the diameter equation of hyperbola is right. I was reading a material on this and it has misprint. I worked out the hyperbola one myself and just wanna make sure whether it's correct.

C'mon

2006-12-18 06:34:44 · update #1

4 answers

Sorry, I wasn't aware that the word diameter had meaning for the other conic sections.

I wasn't able to find a definite equation for the diameters of the other conic sections.

This is the best I could find on the diameter of a hyperbola:

http://eom.springer.de/h/h048230.htm

2006-12-18 06:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jim Burnell 6 · 0 0

Let conic equation be: (z/k)^2=x^2+y^2; if you fix y,
then (z/k)^2-x^2=C^2 is equation of hyperbola;

2006-12-18 09:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

This makes no sense. There is no slope lor diameter in conics.

2006-12-18 05:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by gianlino 7 · 0 0

hope you find what you are looking for in here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conic

2006-12-18 05:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by memo 3 · 0 0

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