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The conic is an ellipse with a focal axis along the y-axis. The major vertex V1 has coordinates (0, 0.5), V2 has coordinates (-1, 0.5), and the center C has coordinates (-0.5, 0.5). The semi-major axis a = 0.5, semi-minor axis b = 0.5, and the directrix distance k = 4. The Cartesian equation is (x + 0.5)^2 + 4(y - 0.5)^2 = 4 and the polar equation is r = 2/(1 - 0.5cos(θ)).

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Question 9

The conic is an ellipse with a focal axis along the y-axis. The major vertex V1 has coordinates (0, 0.5), V2 has coordinates (-1, 0.5), and the center C has coordinates (-0.5, 0.5). The semi-major axis a = 0.5, semi-minor axis b = 0.5, and the directrix distance k = 4. The Cartesian equation is (x + 0.5)^2 + 4(y - 0.5)^2 = 4 and the polar equation is r = 2/(1 - 0.5cos(θ)).

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EXERCISE 9: Let the conic such that e=0.5 and the directrix is d : y=4 .

The focus F is
at the origin.
a/ What conics is it?
b/ Where is the focal axis? Sketch approximately to have an idea of the problem. On this
graph you will write your details of other questions.
c/ Find the Cartesian coordinates of V 1 the major vertex between the focus F and the
directrix d .
d/ Find the Cartesian coordinates of V 2 the 2 nd major vertex.
e/ Find the Cartesian coordinates of the Center C of the conics. Then find a , c , k and b .
f/ Give the conic Cartesian standard form equation.
g/ Find its Polar equation.

a/ The conic with e = 0.5 and the directrix y = 4 is an ellipse.

b/ The focal axis is the line passing through the focus F (origin) and
perpendicular to the directrix. Since the focus F is at the origin and the
directrix is y = 4, the focal axis is the y-axis.

Here's an approximate sketch of the conic with the focal axis:

c/ To find the coordinates of the major vertex V1, we need to determine the
point on the ellipse that is closest to the directrix.

Since the directrix is a horizontal line, the major vertex will have coordinates (0, a),
where a represents the semi-major axis.

Given that the directrix is y = 4, the distance between the focus F and the directrix is
equal to the value of a.

Therefore, V1 has the Cartesian coordinates (0, 0.5).


d/ The 2nd major vertex V2 will have the same y-coordinate as V1 but with a
negative x-coordinate.

Hence, V2 has the Cartesian coordinates (-2a, 0.5). Since a = 0.5, the coordinates of V2
are (-1, 0.5).

e/ The center C of the ellipse is the midpoint between the two major vertices
V1 and V2. Therefore, the x-coordinate of C is the average of the x-
coordinates of V1 and V2, and the y-coordinate of C is the average of the y-
coordinates of V1 and V2.

The coordinates of the center C are ((0 + (-1))/2, (0.5 + 0.5)/2) = (-0.5, 0.5).

The value of a is the distance from the center C to either V1 or V2, so a = 0.5.

The value of c is the distance from the center C to the focus F, so c = 0.

The value of k is the distance from the center C to the directrix d, so k = 4.

The value of b can be found using the relationship c^2 = a^2 - b^2. Since c = 0, we have
0 = 0.5^2 - b^2, which gives b = 0.5.

Therefore, the coordinates of the center C are (-0.5, 0.5), a = 0.5, c = 0, k = 4, and b =
0.5.

f/ The conic's Cartesian standard form equation for an ellipse with center
(h, k) and semi-major axis a is:

((x - h)^2)/(a^2) + ((y - k)^2)/(b^2) = 1

In this case, the equation becomes:

((x - (-0.5))^2)/(0.5^2) + ((y - 0.5)^2)/(0.5^2) = 1

Simplifying, we get:

(x + 0.5)^2 + 4(y - 0.5)^2 = 4

g/ The polar equation of an ellipse with center at the origin is given by:

r = (l/(1 - e*cos(theta)))

In this case, since the focus F is at the origin (0, 0) and e = 0.5, the equation becomes:

r = (2/(1 - 0.5*cos(theta)))

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