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Pre-Calculus (Second Quarter)

An ellipse is a curve in a plane where the sum of the distances to two fixed points, called foci, is constant. The major axis of an ellipse connects its two vertices and passes through the center and foci, and is always longer than the minor axis, which connects the two co-vertices through the center perpendicularly to the major axis. The distance from the center to each focus is denoted by c, and is equal to the square root of a^2 - b^2, where a and b are the distances from the center to the vertices and co-vertices, respectively.

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Pre-Calculus (Second Quarter)

An ellipse is a curve in a plane where the sum of the distances to two fixed points, called foci, is constant. The major axis of an ellipse connects its two vertices and passes through the center and foci, and is always longer than the minor axis, which connects the two co-vertices through the center perpendicularly to the major axis. The distance from the center to each focus is denoted by c, and is equal to the square root of a^2 - b^2, where a and b are the distances from the center to the vertices and co-vertices, respectively.

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Pre-calculus

● The distance between the center and a


vertex is denoted by a. Thus, the length of
the major axis is 2a.
● The distance between the center and a co-
11 STEM (Second Quarter)
vertex is denoted by b. Thus, the length of
the minor axis is 2b.
Ellipse
● The distance between the center and a
● An ellipse is the set of all points in a plane
focus is denoted by c, where c = √a2 - b2.
whose distance from two fixed points in
● Whatever is the orientation of an ellipse,
the plane have a constant sum. The fixed
the major axis is always longer than the
points are the foci (plural of focus) of the
minor axis. Thus, it is always true that a > b.
ellipse. The constant sum is the length of
the major axis of the ellipse.

Parts of an Ellipse
● Center - is the midpoint of the line
segment connecting the two foci. It is also
the point of intersection between the
major and minor axis.
● Foci - is the two fixed points on the interior
of an ellipse used in the formal definition
of the curve.
● Minor axis - is the line segment
connecting two opposite ends of the
ellipse which contains the center but is
perpendicular to the major axis.
● Major axis - is the line segment
connecting two opposite ends of the
ellipse which also contains the center and
foci. Steps in Graphing an Ellipse
● Vertices - are the midpoints on the ends of ● Identify the coordinates of the center (C),
the ellipse which lie on the major axis. vertices (V), co-vertices (W), and foci (F)
● Co-vertices - are the midpoints on the from the standard equation.
ends of the ellipse which lie on the minor ● Plot these important points: C, V1, V2, W1,
axis. W2, F1, and F2. You can use string as a
● Latus rectum - the chord that passes guide.
through a focus and is perpendicular to
the major axis. Hyperbola

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