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Ellipse
Ellipse
Ellipse
endpoint of
major axis
endpoint of
minor axis
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Ellipse
a2 = b2 + c2
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Ellipse
( x h) 2 ( y k)2
2
2
1
a b
a2 = b2 + c2
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Ellipse
( x h)2
( y k)
2
2
2
1
b a
a2 = b2 + c2
2
The length 2b
of the L.R. is
a
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 2) 2 ( y 3) 2
1
25 9
Center: (2, -3)
a = 5 in x direction
b = 3 in y direction
Length of LR: 18
5
Center: (-1, 5)
a = 7 in y direction
b = 4 in x direction
33
(1, 5 33 )
2b 2
LR
a
2 4
2
LR
7
32
LR
7
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 1) 2 ( y 5) 2
1
16 49
Center: (-1, 5)
Foci: ( 1, 5 33 )
(1, 5 33 ) 32
Length of LR:
7
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
4x2 + 8x + 9y2 + 54y + 52 = 3
(4x2 + 8x ) + (9y2 + 54y ) = 3 - 52
4(x2 + 2x + 12) + 9(y2 + 6y + 32) = -49 + 4 + 81
4(x + 1)2 + 9(y + 3)2 = 36
4( x 1) 2 9( y 3) 2
1
36 36
( x 1) 2 ( y 3) 2
1
9 4
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 1) 2 ( y 3) 2
1
9 4
Center: (-1, -3)
a = 3 in x direction
b = 2 in y direction
(1 5 , 3) (1 5 , 3)
5 5
8
Length of LR:
3
(1 5 , 3) (1 5 , 3)
9( x 2) 2 4( y 5) 2
1
324 324
( x 2) 2 ( y 5) 2
1
36 81
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 2) 2 ( y 5) 2
1
36 81
Center: (-2, 5)
a = 9 in y direction
b = 6 in x direction
3 5
(2, 5 3 5 )
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 2) 2 ( y 5) 2
1 Find the
36 81
Length of
a=9 b=6 c= 3 5 the LR.
2b 2
LR
a
2 6
2
LR
9
LR 8
Center: (-2, 5)
4( x 4) 2 25( y 3) 2
1
100 100
( x 4) 2 ( y 3) 2
1
25 4
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 4) 2 ( y 3) 2
1
25 4
Center: (4, 3)
a = 5 in x direction
b = 2 in y direction
(4 21, 3) (4 21, 3)
5 5
Length of LR: 8
5
(4 21, 3) (4 21, 3)
5 5
7 ( x 2) 2 5( y 1) 2
1
35 35
( x 1) 2 ( x 2) 2
1
5 7
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 1) 2 ( x 2) 2
1
5 7
Center: (1, -2)
a = 7 in y direction
1, 2 7 b=
5in x direction
7
1 5 , 2 1 5, 2
5 5
7
75c 2
1, 2 2
7 2 c2
2
2 c
1 5 , 2 1 5, 2
5 5
2
1, 2 2 7
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
1, 2 7
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 1) 2 ( x 2) 2
1 Length of
7 5
a 5 b 7 c 2
the LR.
1, 2 7 2b 2
LR
a
7
LR
2 7
2
1 5 , 2 1 5, 2 5
5 5
14 5
7 LR
5
Jeff Bivin -- LZHS
1, 2 7
Graph the following Ellipse
( x 1) 2 ( x 2) 2
1
7 5