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Objectives
We know that Conic Sections are defined by second-degree equations in two variables. What occurs when we extend this idea to three variables?
How are conic sections and quadric surfaces related? How are they different?
What conditions on the coefficients of a second-degree equation in three variables will produce a quadric surface? What are the different types of quadric surfaces?
