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    An ellipse is defined as the set of all points where the sum of the distances from two fixed points, called foci, is a constant. The two foci lie on either side of the ellipse along its major axis. The geometric definition is expressed as an equation relating the x and y coordinates of any point on the ellipse to the distances to the two foci.

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    An ellipse is defined as the set of all points where the sum of the distances from two fixed points, called foci, is a constant. The two foci lie on either side of the ellipse along its major axis. The geometric definition is expressed as an equation relating the x and y coordinates of any point on the ellipse to the distances to the two foci.

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    An ellipse is defined as the set of all points where the sum of the distances from two fixed points, called foci, is a constant. The two foci lie on either side of the ellipse along its major axis. The geometric definition is expressed as an equation relating the x and y coordinates of any point on the ellipse to the distances to the two foci.

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    Ellipse

    GeometricDefinitionofanEllipse Anellipseisthesetofallpointsintheplanethesumofwhosedistancesfromtwo fixedpointsF1andF2isaconstant.Thesetwofixedpointsarethefoci(focus)ofthe ellipse.

    F1(c,0) F2(c,0),letthesumofthedistances=2a d ( P, F1 ) + d ( P, F2 ) = 2a
    ( x + c ) 2 + y 2 + ( x c ) 2 + y 2 = 2a ( x c ) 2 + y 2 = 2a ( x + c ) 2 + y 2 x 2 2cx + c 2 + y 2 = 4a 2 4a ( x + c) 2 + y 2 + ( x 2 + 2cx + c 2 ) + y 2

    4a ( x + c ) 2 + y 2 = 4a 2 + 4cx

    a 2 (( x + c) 2 + y 2 ) = (a 2 + cx) 2 (a 2 c 2 ) x 2 + a 2 y 2 = a 2 (a 2 c 2 )
    y2 x2 + 2 =1 a 2 (a c 2 ) x2 y2 2 + 2 =1 a b b2 = a2 c2

    a>b>0

    x2 y2 + =1 b2 a2

    a >b >0

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