Latus Rectum (Parabola, Ellipse & Hyperbola)

The latus rectum of a conic section is the chord (line segment) that passes through the focus, is perpendicular to the major axis and has both endpoints on ...

In conics, the latus rectum is the chord through the focus, and parallel to the directrix. Learn the length of the latus rectum of a parabola, ellipse, ...

The latus rectum of a conic section is the chord through a focus parallel to the conic section directrix (Coxeter 1969). Latus rectum is a compound of the ...

The meaning of LATUS RECTUM is a chord of a conic section (such as an ellipse) that passes through a focus and is parallel to the directrix.

The latus rectum is perpendicular to the axis of the parabola. The latus rectum cuts the parabola at two distinct points. The latus rectum of a parabola y2=4ax ...

Latus rectum is a line passing through the focus and is perpendicular to the axis of the conic. We can draw a latus rectum for a parabola, ellipse, ...

The chord through a focus parallel to the conic section directrix of a conic section is called the latus rectum, and half this length is called the ...