A Degenerate Conic Section
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This applet illustrates an important case of a degenerate conic. Whenever we have three collinear points and two other points not on that line, then the equation of the conic is always uniquely determined, up to a multiplicative factor. Furthermore, it is an equation that can be factored into a product of two linear equations, one of which is satisfied by the three collinear points, the other of which is satisfied by the two additional points.