Ellipse Review (11/15/24)

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What is the center of the ellipse?

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The set of all points in a plane the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is a constant is a/an _____?

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Ellipse

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The midpoint of the line segment connecting the foci is the _____?

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center

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the distance from the center to a vertex

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If an ellipse is elongated horizontally, which statement is true?

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a^2 is the denominator of the x^2 term

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What is the standard form of the equation of a vertical ellipse?

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What do the variables h and k represent in the ellipse equation?

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The coordinates of the center (h, k) of the ellipse.

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What is the major axis of an ellipse?

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The longest diameter of the ellipse, passing through both foci.

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What is the minor axis of an ellipse?

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The shortest diameter of the ellipse, perpendicular to the major axis.

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How do you find the foci of an ellipse?

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