latus rectum References latus rectum conic Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: latera recta Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: ellipse…the minor axis is a latus rectum (literally, “straight side”). Read More…the minor axis is a latus rectum (literally, “straight side”). Read More