Name each of the 4 conics.

Demonstrate how the conics are formed by a plane and a cone.

The fixed line is called the axis of the cone.
The vertex is the point shared by both cones.
The lines that pass through the vertex and form the cones are the generators. The
generators lie in the cone.
The cone consists of two parts called the nappes.
A conic section section is a curve generated by intersecting a right circular cone with a
plane.
A circle is generated when the plane is perpendicular to the axis of the cone.
An ellipse is generated when the plane is tilted so it intersects each generator, but only
intersects one nappe.
A parabola is generated when the plane is tilted so it is parallel to one generator and
only intersects one nappe.
A hyperbola is generated when the plane intersect both nappes.