Question

can someone give me applications of conics problems?

Answer 1

Applications of conic sections? They are everywhere. Is that what you are looking for?

Answer 2

Planetary motion follows an ellipse or hyperbola.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure that for focuses lenses- or mirrors one usually uses a parabola.

Answer 4

(such as focusing solar light onto a solar panel - saving solar panels)

Answer 5

I'm sure you've heard of the "whispering" dishes.

Answer 6

ya

Answer 7

wait hey do you know about the cassegrain telescope?
i'm supposed to find the standard form of a hyperbolic mirror centered in the origin in the telescope tomorrow and i have no idea how to :/

Answer 8

I have no idea how to either. @FoolForMath might.
Or @Callisto