5.57 To Draw an Approximate Ellipse Fig. 5.56 For many purposes, particularly where a small el- lipse is required, the approximate circular-are method is perfeetly satisfactory. Such an ellipse is sure to be symmetrical and may be quickly drawn. Given axes AB and CD. I. Draw line AC. With © as center and OA as radius, strike the are AE, With C as center and CE as radius, strike the arc EF. D aw perpendicular bisector GH of the line joints K and J, where it intersects the axes, rs of the required arcs. ind centers M and L by setting off OL = OK A = OJ. Using centers K, L, M, and J, draw ares as shown. The points of tangency T are junctures of the arcs on the lines joining the b