Definition:Chord of Conic Section

Definition
Let $\KK$ be a conic section.

Let $A$ and $B$ be distinct points on $\KK$.

Then the straight line segment $AB$ is a chord of $\KK$.

Chord of Circle

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Chord of Ellipse

 * Chord-of-ellipse.png

Chord of Parabola

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Chord of Hyperbola

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