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Focus

A point related to the construction and properties of Conic Sections.

See also Ellipse, Ellipsoid, Hyperbola, Hyperboloid, Parabola, Paraboloid, Reflection Property


References

Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 141-144, 1967.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26