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Math 4 Ellipse: Hans Christian M. Gregorio CHS - 2

An ellipse is a curve in which the sum of the distances from two focal points is a constant. The standard form equation of an ellipse is (x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)^2/b^2 = 1, where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes. Examples show ellipses with horizontal and vertical major axes centered at the origin, with equations dependent on the a and b values.

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Math 4 Ellipse: Hans Christian M. Gregorio CHS - 2

An ellipse is a curve in which the sum of the distances from two focal points is a constant. The standard form equation of an ellipse is (x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)^2/b^2 = 1, where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes. Examples show ellipses with horizontal and vertical major axes centered at the origin, with equations dependent on the a and b values.

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Hans Christian M.

Gregorio CHS – 2

Math 4
Ellipse
 An ellipse is the set of all points on a plane whose distance from two fixed points F and G add up to a
constant.

Equation:

 Standard Form Equation of an Ellipse   

The general form for the standard form equation of an ellipse is:

Horizontal Major Axis Example 


Example of the graph and equation of an ellipse on the cartesian plane

 The major axis of this ellipse is horizontal and is the red segment from (-2,0) to (2,0)

 The center of this ellipse is the origin since (0,0) is the midpoint of the major axis
 The value of a = 2 and b = 1
Vertical Major Axis Example 

Example of the graph and equation of an ellipse on the cartesian plane

 The major axis of this ellipse is vertical and is the red segment from (2,0) to (-2,0)
 The center of this ellipse is the origin since (0,0) is the midpoint of the major axis
 The value of a = 2 and b = 1\

Graphs & Examples:

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