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Ellipses-key terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class

Date

What is the center of the ellipse?

(0, 0)

(1, 5)

(1, 0)

(0, 1)

Identify the center and the length of a and b.

C: (0,4) a= 25, b=4

C: (0,0) a= 4, b=25

C: (0,5) a= 2, b=5

C: (0,0) a= 5, b=2

The line containing the center and foci.

Major Axis

Minor Axis

Vertices

Co-Vertices

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Standard Form of a Ellipse

(x-h)² + (y-k)² = r²

(x-h)²/a² + (y-k)²/b² = 1

(x-h)²/a² - (y-k)²/b² = 1

x = a(y-h)² + k

The major axis is:

The shorter axis of an ellipse

The longer axis of an ellipse

The closest point closest to the Sun

The farthest point closest to the Sun

What are the vertices of the ellipse?

(0, 0)

(7, 1) and (-1, 1)

(3, -5) and (3, 7)

(3, 1)

In an ellipse, what distance does a represent?

The distance from the center to a vertex

The distance from the center to a co-vertex

The distance from the center to a focus

The length of the minor axis

The length of the major axis

10.

In an ellipse, what distance does b represent?

The distance from the center to a vertex

The distance from the center to a co-vertex

The distance from the center to a focus

The length of the minor axis

The length of the major axis

11.

In an ellipse, what distance does c represent?

The distance from the center to a vertex

The distance from the center to a co-vertex

The distance from the center to a focus

The length of the minor axis

The length of the major axis

12.

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

13.

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

14.

The major axis is...

the x-axis

the y-axis

15.

What is the length of the MAJOR axis?

16.

What is the length of the MINOR axis?

17.

What is the formula for finding the "c" value of an ellipse?

$c^2=a^2+b^2$

$c^2=a^2-b^2$

There isn't a formula

$c^{ }=a-b$

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Ellipses-key terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

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