ELLIPSE

Unit 3: Lesson 1
 ELLIPSE

• It is a collection of all points in a

plane such that the sum of distances
of each point from two fixed points
in the plane is constant.
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Major Axis
- Longest diameter
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Minor Axis
- Shortest diameter
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Center
- Midpoint of the major
and minor axis
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Co-vertex/Co-vertices
- Endpoints of minor
axis
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Vertex/vertices
- Endpoints of major
axis
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Foci
- Two points whose
sum of distance from
any point on ellipse is
same.
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Latus Rectum
-line segment passing
two the focus and
perpendicular to the
minor axis
PARTS OF ELLIPSE

Principal Axis
- line through the focus
of an ellipse
 STANDARD EQUATION OF THE
ELLIPSE: CENTER AT THE ORIGIN
 STANDARD EQUATION: CENTER AT
THE ORIGIN

𝑥2 𝑦2
+ =1
𝑎 𝑏
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Principal Axis:
Determine the principal axis by
determining which variable carries larger
denominator.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Center: (0,0)
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
a.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Co-Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
b.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Focus:
Get the value of c using the formula
.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Latus rectum:
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Center: (0,0)
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Principal Axis:
Determine the principal axis by
determining which variable carries larger
denominator.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
a.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Co-Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
b.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Focus:
Get the value of c using the formula
.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

Latus rectum:
 SHORT QUIZ

2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25

Center: (0,0)
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25
Principal Axis:
Determine the principal axis by
determining which variable carries larger
denominator.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25

Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
a.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25

Co-Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
b.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25

Focus:
Get the value of c using the formula
.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.

2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
41 25

Latus rectum:
SOLVING USING ANOTHER METHOD

2 2
𝑥 𝑦 Graph the ellipse if its standard position is
+ =1
16 7
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
𝑥2 𝑦 2
+ =1
16 7

Center: (0,0)
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
16 7

Principal Axis:
Determine the principal axis by
determining which variable carries larger
denominator.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
16 7

Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
a.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
16 7

Co-Vertex:
Get the square root of the value of
b.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
16 7

Focus:
Get the value of c using the formula
.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the coordinates of the center,

vertices, foci and co-vertices.
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
16 7

Latus rectum: