Conic Crater

Levels 50–99 · conicSections

A vast impact crater shaped by circles, ellipses, and parabolas. Navigate the conic sections to find the center.

Study Before You Play

Brush up on these topics to sharpen your skills for this zone.

The Coordinate Plane

Conic sections are curves defined by equations on the coordinate plane.

Solving Quadratic Equations

Parabolas — the simplest conic section — are graphs of quadratic equations.

Pythagorean Theorem

The distance formula underlying ellipses and hyperbolas is derived from this theorem.