alleryAncient Greek mathematicians studied ellipses as what?
AConic sections
BLinear equations
CPrime factors
DProbability curves
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Conic sections
1. Greeks studied ellipses long before planetary orbits were understood.
2. They treated them as conic sections.
3. These are the intersections of cones with planes.
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