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Ellipses. Date: ____________. Standard Equation of an Ellipse Center at (0,0). x 2. y 2. +. = 1. a 2. b 2. Ellipses. y. (0, b ). (– a , 0). ( a , 0). x. O. (0, – b ). Horizontal Major Axis. Vertical Major Axis. Co-Vertices. Vertices. Co-Vertices. Vertices. a 2 < b 2.
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Ellipses Date: ____________
Standard Equation of an Ellipse Center at (0,0) x2 y2 + = 1 a2 b2 Ellipses y (0, b) (–a, 0) (a, 0) x O (0, –b)
Horizontal Major Axis Vertical Major Axis Co-Vertices Vertices Co-Vertices Vertices a2 < b2 a2 > b2
For example, An ellipse is the set of all points P in a plane such that the sum of the distances from P to two fixed points, F1 and F2, called the foci, is a constant. P P P F1 F2 2a F1P + F2P = 2a
x2 y2 + = 1 a2 b2 Horizontal Major Axis: y (0, b) (a, 0) (–a, 0) a2 > b2 a2 – b2 = c2 x O F1(–c, 0) F2 (c, 0) (0, –b) length of major axis: 2alength of minor axis: 2b Distance from midpoint and foci: c
x2 y2 + = 1 a2 b2 Vertical Major Axis: y (0, b) F1 (0, c) (–a, 0) (a, 0) b2 > a2 x O b2 – a2 = c2 F2(0, –c) length of major axis: 2blength of minor axis: 2a (0, –b) Distance from midpoint and foci: c
x2 y2 + = 1 16 9 Write an equation of an ellipse in standard form with the center at the origin and with the given vertex and co-vertex. (4,0), (0,3) Co-Vertices: (0,3) Vertices : (4,0) (0,-3) (-4,0) So a = 4 So b = 3 a² = 16 b² = 9
x2 y2 + = 1 64 256 Find an equation of an ellipse for the given height and width with the center at (0,0) h = 32 ft, w = 16 ft 16 Distance b is from the center is 32 ft Distance a is from the center is 8 16 ft a = 8 a² = 64 b = 16 b² = 256
x2 y2 y + = 1 25 9 x Find the foci and graph the ellipse. a2 = 25 b2 = 9 a = ±5 b = ±3 (0, 3) 25 – 9 = c2 (–5, 0) (5, 0) (–4, 0) 16 = c2 (4, 0) ±4 = c (0,-3)
x2 y2 y + = 1 9 25 x Graph the ellipse. Find the foci. a2 = 9 b2 = 25 (0, 5) a = ±3 b = ±5 (0,4) (–3, 0) (3, 0) b2– a2= c2 25 – 9 = c2 (0,-4) 16 = c2 ±4 = c (0,-5)
x2 y2 + = 1 a2 b2 y2 x2 + = 1 64 89 Write an equation of an ellipse for the given foci and co-vertices. Foci: (±5,0), co-vertices: (0,±8) Horizontal axis c² = 25 and b² = 64 Since c = 5 and b = 8 a2 – b2 = c2 a2 – 64 = 25 + 64 + 64 a2 = 89
Standard Equation of an Ellipse Center at (h,k) (x – h)2 (y – k)2 + = 1 a2 b2 Translated Ellipses 9.4 Ellipses y (h+a, k) (h, k+b) (h,k) (h, k–b) (h–a, k) x
(y – k)2 (x – 2)2 (y + 5)2 (x – h)2 + + = 1 = 1 b2 a2 36 16 Write an equation of the translation. Center = (2,-5) k= -5 h= 2 Horizontal major axis of length 12, minor axis of length 8. Length of major axis is 2a Length of minor axis is 2b 2b = 8 2a = 12 b = 4 a = 6 a2= 36 b2 = 16
(x – 2)2 (y + 1)2 + = 1 9 4 Find the foci for the ellipse. 4x2 + 9y2 – 16x +18y – 11 = 0 4x2 – 16x + 9y2 + 18y = 11 4 1 +16 +9 4(x2 – 4x + ____) + 9(y2 + 2y + ___) =11 4(x – 2)2 + 9(y + 1)2 = 36 36
(x – 2)2 (y + 1)2 + = 1 9 4 Foci = (2 + 2.2,-1) Foci = (2 – 2.2,-1) Center = (2,-1) Foci = (4.2,-1) and = (-0.2, -1) a2 = 9 b2 = 4 a2 > b2 Horizontal Axis a2 – b2 = c2 9 – 4 = c2 5 = c2 ±2.2 ≈ c