Latus Rectum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural la·ter·a rec·ta [ley-ter-uh-rek-tuh]. /ˈleɪ tər ə ˈrɛk tə/. Geometry.
  1. the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
noun plural latera recta (ˈlætərə ˈrɛktə)
  1. a chord that passes through the focus of a conic and is perpendicular to the major axis
Latus Rectum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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