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Question 835947: What are three examples of two conics meeting at exactly three points. The examples should each have a different structure or pattern.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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They will have to be tangent at one point and cross at two other points:

One example is the circle x²+(y-3)² = 9 and the parabola y = x²




Another example is the hyperbola x%5E2%2F9-y%5E2%2F9=1 and the ellipse %28x-1%29%5E2%2F16%2By%5E2%2F9=1



Now you come up with a third one! J

Edwin