3-11-25 Ellipse Practice

Front

What is the center of a shifted ellipse?

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Front

What is the standard form of an ellipse equation?

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Front

How do you find the center of the ellipse from its equation?

Back

To find the center of the ellipse from its equation, rewrite the equation in standard form and identify the values of h and k.

Front

What do the variables a and b represent in the ellipse equation?

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In the ellipse equation, a represents the length of the semi-major axis, and b represents the length of the semi-minor axis.

Front

What is the length of the major axis of an ellipse?

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The length of the major axis of an ellipse is 2a, where a is the length of the semi-major axis.

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What is the length of the minor axis of an ellipse?

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The length of the minor axis of an ellipse is 2b, where b is the length of the semi-minor axis.

Front

How do you determine the lengths of the axes from the standard form of an ellipse?

Back

Front

What is the relationship between a, b, and the foci of an ellipse?

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Front

What is the equation of an ellipse with a horizontal major axis?

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Front

What is the equation of an ellipse with a vertical major axis?

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