CENTER (0,0) foci the x-axis CENTER (0,0) foci on the y-axis

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑦2
EQUATION : 2
+ =1 EQUATION : + =1
𝑎 𝑏2 𝑏 2 𝑎2

VERTICES : (± a, 0) VERTICES : (a, ±0)

FOCI : (± c, 0) FOCI : (c, ±0)

MAJOR AXIS MAJOR AXIS

Equation : y=0 Equation : x=0
Length : 2a Length : 2a
Endpoints: (± a, 0) Endpoints: (a, ±0)

MINOR AXIS MINOR AXIS

Equation : x=0 Equation : y=0
Length : 2b Length : 2b
Endpoints : (0 ± b) Endpoints : (± b, 0)

X-INTERCEPT : ± a X-INTERCEPT : ± b
Y-INTERCEPT : ± b Y-INTERCEPT : ± a

CO-VERTICES : (0, ± b) CO-VERTICES : ( ± b, 0)

DIRECTRICES : x = ± a2 DIRECTRICES : y = ± b2
c c

LACTUS RECTUM LACTUS RECTUM

Equation : x = ± c Equation : y = ± c
Length : 2b2 Length : 2b2
a a
Endpoints : (-c, ± b2 ) and (c, ± b2 ) Endpoints : (± b2 , -c) and (± b2 , c)
a a a a

PERMISSIBLE VALUES : -a ≤ x ≤ a PERMISSIBLE VALUES : -b ≤ x ≤ b

-b ≤ y ≤ b -a ≤ y ≤ a