Objective: Graph and write equations of ellipses. Conic Sections
Warm up 1. Use the Pythagorean Thm to write the equation of the circle in standard form. a.
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Read the definition of an ellipse. Write two facts that you learned about ellipses. (section 9.1, pg 874) 1.From any point P on the ellipse, the sum of the distances to the focus points is constant. 2.The midpoint connecting the foci is the center.
Vocabulary center vertex co-vertex minor axis focus major-axis Ellipse
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Example 1 Graph and locate the foci.
Example 2 Graph and locate the foci.
Example 3 Find the standard form of the equation of an ellipse with foci at (-2, 0) and (2, 0) and vertices (-3, 0) and (3, 0).
Classwork Gizmo: Ellipse-Activity A Write answers to the assessment at the end of the gizmo worksheet. Pg 883 #2,8,20,22,26,27