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Worksheet #4: Ellipse and its Applications

Name: _______Mc Ethan G. Butra___________ Date of Submission: _12/10/2020_

Section: ___G12- McKeough B______ Teacher: ____Jenielyn Oclarit___

Instruction: Answer the following items as directed. Take note of the given points for the
required in each item.

1. Give the coordinates of the foci, vertices, and covertices of the ellipse (1pt each)
x2 y2
with equation + =1.
169 25
a=13, b = 5
V1= (-13,0), V2= (13,0)
CV1= (0,5), CV2= (0,-5)
F1= (-12,0), F2= (12,0)

2. Find the equation in standard form of the ellipse whose foci are F₁ (-8, 0) and F₂ (8,
0), such that for any point on it, the sum of its distances from the foci is 20. (2pts)
c=8
sqrt*(a-8)²+(0-0) ² + sqrt* (a+8) ²+(0-0) ²=20
a-8+a+8=20
2a=20
a =10
10²-b²=8²
-b²=8²-10²
b=6
x²/100 + y²/36 = 1
3. Give the coordinates of the center, foci, vertices, and covertices of the ellipse (1
point each) with equation 41x² + 16y² + 246x - 192y + 289 = 0.
C(-3,6)
F1=(-3,11), F2=(-3,1)
V1= (-3,6+sqrt*41), V2=(-3,6-sqrt*41)
CV1= (-7,6), CV2=(1,6)

4. An ellipse has vertices (-10, -4) and (6, -4), and covertices (-2, -9) and (-2, 1). Find its
standard equation (2pts) and its foci (1pt each).

C(-2,-4)
 -2-a=-10
a=8
-9=-4+b
b = -5
(x+2) ²/64 + (y+4) ²/25 = 1
5. A tunnel has the shape of a semi ellipse that is 15 ft high at the center, and 36 ft
across at the base. At most how high should a passing truck be, if it is 12 ft wide, for
it to be able to fit through the tunnel? Round off your answer to two decimal places.
Refer to the figure below. (2 points for equation of the ellipse and 3 points for
the answer to the problem)

x²/18²+y²/15²=1
6²/18²+y²/15²=1
(6/18) ²+y²/15²=1
(1/3) ²+y²/16²=1
1/9+y²/15²=1
y²/15²=1-1/9
y²/15²=8/9
y²=15²*8/3²
y²=200
sqrt*y²=sqrt*200
y=14.14 = so if a truck is 12ft wide, for the truck to fir through the tunnel, the
top of the truck must be at most 14.14ft high.

6. A whispering gallery has a semielliptical ceiling that is 9 m high and 30 m long. How
high is the ceiling above the two foci? (2 points for equation of the ellipse, 2
points for the distance of the focus from the center, and 2 points for the
answer to the problem)

x²/225+y²/81=1
c²=a²-b²
c²=225-81=144
c=12
F1=(12,0) and F2=(-12,0)
So the distance of the focus from the center is 12 units.
12²/225+y²/81=1
y²/81 = 225-144/225
y²=81/225 *81
y=81/15
The height of the ceiling above the two foci is 5.4 m