Conic Sections: ELLIPSES - PLHS

In an ellipse, what distance does 'a' represent?

• The distance from the center to a vertex

• The distance from the center to an endpoint of the Minor Axis

• The distance from the center to a focus

• The length of the minor axis

• The length of the major axis

In an ellipse, what distance does 'b' represent?

• The distance from the center to a vertex

• The distance from the center to an endpoint of the Minor Axis

• The distance from the center to a focus

• The length of the minor axis

• The length of the major axis

In an ellipse, what distance does 'c' represent?

• The distance from the center to a vertex

• The distance from the center to an endpoint of the Minor Axis

• The distance from the center to a focus

• The length of the minor axis

• The length of the major axis

What is the line containing the center and foci?

• Major Axis

• Minor Axis

• Vertices

In an ellipse, what is the length of the major axis?

• a

• 2a

• b

• 2b

• c

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.3

Is the major axis vertical or horizontal? 

• vertical 
• horizontal 

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

The major axis is...

• the x-axis
• the y-axis

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

In an ellipse, what is the length of the minor axis?

• a

• 2a

• b

• 2b

• c

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.3

What are the coordinates of the FOCUS points?

• ( 13 , 5 ) and ( - 1 , 5 )

• ( 6 , 11 ) and ( 6 , - 1 )

• ( 9.6 , 5 ) and ( 2.4 , 5 )

• ( 19 , 5 ) and ( - 7 , 5 )

What is the center of the ellipse?

• (0, 0)
• (1, 5)
• (1, 0)
• (0, 1)