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    Section 10.

    3 • Ellipses 173
    Name______________________________________________
    Section 10.3 Ellipses

    Objective: In this lesson you learned how to write the standard form of
    the equation of an ellipse.

    Important Vocabulary Define each term or concept.

    Foci Distinct fixed points in the plane such that the sum of the distances from each
    point on an ellipse is constant.
    Vertices Points of intersection of an ellipse and the line through its foci.

    Major axis The chord connecting the vertices of an ellipse.

    Center The midpoint of the major axis of an ellipse.

    Minor axis The chord perpendicular to the major axis at the center of an ellipse.

    I. Introduction (Pages 744−747) What you should learn


    How to write equations
    An ellipse is . . . the set of all points (x, y) in a plane, the of ellipses in standard
    sum of whose distances from two distinct fixed points (foci) is form and graph ellipses.
    constant.

    The standard form of the equation of an ellipse centered at (h, k)


    and having a horizontal major axis of length 2a and minor axis
    of length 2b, where 0 < b < a, is: (x − h)2/a2 + (y − k)2/b2 = 1

    The standard form of the equation of an ellipse centered at (h, k)


    and having a vertical major axis of length 2a and minor axis of
    length 2b, where 0 < b < a, is: (x − h)2/b2 + (y − k)2/a2 = 1

    In both cases, the foci lie on the major axis, c units from the
    center, with c2 = a2 − b2 .

    y
    If the center is at the origin (0, 0), the equation takes one of the 5

    following forms: x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1 or


    3

    x2/b2 + y2/a2 = 1 .
    1

    x
    -5 -3 -1-1 1 3 5

    Example 1: Sketch the ellipse given by 4 x + 25 y = 100 .


    2 2

    -3

    -5

    Larson/Hostetler Precalculus/Precalculus with Limits Notetaking Guide IAE


    Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
    174 Chapter 10 • Topics in Analytic Geometry

    II. Applications of Ellipses (Page 748) What you should learn


    How to use properties of
    Describe a real-life application in which parabolas are used. ellipses to model and
    solve real-life problems
    Answers will vary.

    III. Eccentricity (Pages 748−749) What you should learn


    How to find eccentricities
    Eccentricity measures the ovalness of an ellipse. It is of ellipses
    given by the ratio e = c/a . For every ellipse, the
    value of e lies between 0 and 1 . For an
    elongated ellipse, the value of e is close to 1 .

    Additional notes

    y y y

    x x x

    Homework Assignment

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    Exercises

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