When the double right circular cone is cut by the plane than the vertex

so that the angle between the plane and the axis is angle, the hyperbola
greater than the vertex angle, the ellipse is obtained. is formed.
When the plane is perpendicular to the axis, the ellipse
changes into a circle.
If a double right circular cone is cut by a plane so that the
angle between the plane and the axis is equal to the
vertex angle, the parabola is formed.
If a double right circular cone is cut by a plane so
that the angle between the plane and the axis is less

In this module, you have learnt:

When a plane intersects a double right circular cone, two dimensional curves
called conic sections are formed.

There are three types of conic sections: ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.