Definition: Quadric surfaces and conic sections. Quadric surfaces are the graphs of equations that can be expressed in the form. Ax2 + By2 + Cz2 + Dxy + Exz + Fyz + Gx + Hy + Jz + K = 0. When a quadric surface intersects a coordinate plane, the trace is a conic section. More @Wikipedia
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