[list][*][size=150][size=50][/size][/size][/*][/list][size=50][size=150][list][*][size=150]Conic sections can be seen as "slices" of two inverted cones. The shapes created by these "slices" are the same as the shapes which you will graph using equations.[/size][br][/*][*]The physical differences between sections are reflected in the equations of the sections.[/*][/list][/size][/size]