{"id":153858,"date":"2022-03-25T22:53:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/latus-rectum-of-conic-section\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T18:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T12:57:33","slug":"latus-rectum-of-conic-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/conic-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Latus Rectum of Conic Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/conic-sections\/#Latus_Rectum_of_Conic_Section_Introduction\" title=\"Latus Rectum of Conic Section Introduction\">Latus Rectum of Conic Section Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/conic-sections\/#Latus_Rectum_Definition\" title=\"Latus Rectum Definition\">Latus Rectum Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/conic-sections\/#Length_of_the_Latus_Rectum_of_a_Parabola\" title=\"Length of the Latus Rectum of a Parabola\">Length of the Latus Rectum of a Parabola<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/conic-sections\/#Length_of_the_Latus_Rectum_of_Hyperbola\" title=\"Length of the Latus Rectum of Hyperbola\">Length of the Latus Rectum of Hyperbola<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/conic-sections\/#Latus_Rectum\" title=\"Latus Rectum\">Latus Rectum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latus_Rectum_of_Conic_Section_Introduction\"><\/span>Latus Rectum of Conic Section Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A conic section is the curve that is formed when a plane intersects a cone. There are four types of conic sections: a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, and a hyperbola. Each type of conic section is defined by its unique properties.<\/p>\n<p>The latus rectum of a conic section is a line segment that is perpendicular to the axis of the cone and that connects the vertex of the cone to the focus of the conic section. The latus rectum is always the same length for a given conic section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153857 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/latus-rectum-of-conic-section-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Latus Rectum of Conic Section\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/latus-rectum-of-conic-section-300x212.jpg?v=1648229003 300w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/latus-rectum-of-conic-section.jpg?v=1648229003 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latus_Rectum_Definition\"><\/span>Latus Rectum Definition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latus rectum is a line segment that is the locus of points equidistant from a given point and a given line. It is the shortest distance between the two points.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Length_of_the_Latus_Rectum_of_a_Parabola\"><\/span>Length of the Latus Rectum of a Parabola<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The length of the latus rectum of a parabola is the length of the segment that connects the vertex of the parabola to the point on the parabola where the latus rectum intersects the parabola.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Length_of_the_Latus_Rectum_of_Hyperbola\"><\/span>Length of the Latus Rectum of Hyperbola<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The length of the latus rectum of a hyperbola is the distance from the center of the hyperbola to the focus.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latus_Rectum\"><\/span>Latus Rectum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latus rectum is a line segment from the focus to the directrix of a parabola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latus Rectum of Conic Section Introduction A conic section is the curve that is formed when a plane intersects a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Latus Rectum of Conic Section","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Learn Latus Rectum of Conic Section in Statistic topic of Maths in details explained by subject experts on infinitylearn.com.","custom_permalink":"maths\/conic-sections\/"},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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