For an ellipse whose centre is the origin

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Conic Sections · Conic Sections

Problem

For an ellipse whose centre is the origin, the semi-major axis is 5 units long and lies on the x-axis, while the semi-minor axis is 3 units long. Answer the following questions. (i) Write the standard equation of the ellipse. (ii) Find the coordinates of the centre, the two vertices, the two co-vertices and the two foci. (iii) On graph paper, draw a neat sketch of the ellipse using the scale 1 cm = 1 unit and label all the points obtained in part (ii).

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