Conic sections and their polar equations: 5 pages in length.

Abstract: 5 pages in length. Describes the polar equations associated with conic sections and the role played by eccentricity of the conic. A conic section is the two-dimensional figure that results when a plane insects a cone at various angles. Take one of these figures and revolve it, and you have a three-dimensional surface of revolution that matches the shape of the optical component. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Subcatagory: Mathematics

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