Degenerate Conic Sections

Degenerate Conic Sections

Plane figures that can be obtained by the intersection of a double cone with a plane passing through the apex. These include a point, a line, and intersecting lines. Like other conic sections, all degenerate conic sections have equations of the form Ax² + Bxy + Cy² + Dx + Ey + F = 0.

Two cones joined at their apex forming an hourglass shape, intersected by a plane creating two intersecting lines.