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Part 1: Instructions: Answer the following questions.

1.The distance between the two foci of an ellipse is:


a) The length of the major axis.
b) The length of the minor axis.
c) The square root of the sum of squares of the major and minor
axes.
d) The square root of the difference of squares of the major and
minor axes.
2. An ellipse where the length of the major axis is equal to the length of the
minor axis is called a:
a) Circle.
b) Parabola.
c) Hyperbola.
d) Semi-circle.
( x−1 )2 ( y +2 )2 , What are the
3.If the equation of an ellipse is, + =1
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lengths of its major and minor axes, respectively?
a) Major axis = 3, Minor axis = 4
b) Major axis = 4, Minor axis = 3.
c) Major axis = 6, Minor axis = 8.
d) Major axis = 8, Minor axis = 6.
4. In the equation of an ellipse, what does 'a' represent?
a) The semi-minor axis.
b) The semi-major axis.
c) The eccentricity.
d) The foci.
5.In an ellipse, the major axis is:
a) Perpendicular to the minor axis.
b) Always shorter than the minor axis.
c) The line connecting the two foci.
d) Equal in length to the minor axis.

Part 2: Instructions: Solve the equation then graph with complete label.
Include also the measure of the length of major and minor axes. (15 points)
( x−4 )2 ( y−3 )2
Equation: + =1
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