Why conic sections?

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The ancient Greeks studied conic sections in great depth. What was their motivation for doing so? We consider several possibilities: string construction generalisations of circles; optics and perspective painting; astronomy and sundial-construction (shadow plot of gnomon); motion of projectiles and planets; problem of doubling the cube.

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3:00 blew my mind! I got that "ahhaaa now i get it" feeling! Thanks mate!

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Found about your channel from stackexchange.
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The picture in 3:00 alone would be worth making a video about

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thank you sooo much!!! I'm now inerested in this topic which I hated before

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thanks man! this helped me so much
Im studying conic sections for a big assignment, and the math is interesting and all but math becomes so much more interesting when you can see the use in the real world.
And you really opened up my understanding on how important conic sections really is.

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Thank you! Always felt so arbitrary to slice a cone lol.

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7:20 *flat earthers get additional boost**

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