Ellipses (page 7) General form is Ax 2 + Bxy + Cy 2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 where A ≠ C and A and C are same sign
Standard form: Major Axis: Center: ‘a’: ‘b’: Vertices: Covertices: The variable with the longest axis Distance in the x direction Distance in the y direction Endpoints of the major axis Endpoints of the minor axis
Ex. Write the equation of the ellipse. 1)Find the center 2)Find a and b 3)Simplify
1) Write the equation of the ellipse.
2) Write the equation of the ellipse.
To graph, we may need to put the equation into standard form. This may require us to complete the square for the x terms and the y terms. Notice that standard form has everything equal to 1.
1) Graph the ellipse Length of major axis: Length of minor axis: Horizontal or vertical:
2) Graph the ellipse 16x x = -y 2
3) Graph the ellipse 4x 2 + 9y 2 – 16x + 54y + 61 = 0