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OpenStudy (asnaseer):

I suggest you look at this site to help you answer these questions: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/ellipse.html and then come back and ask specific questions on the areas that you might get stuck on.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I already found the vertices with help from another question, ones im mostly stuck on would be the c, d, and e, mostly the foci i've never really understood it

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

maybe this will also help you learn about these concepts better: http://www.mathopenref.com/ellipse.html

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

think of foci as the equivalent of the center of a circle

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

what you do is split the center into 2 points and then move them apart to give you the ellipse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh! I see thank you :)

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

in fact, if you place 2 nails into a piece of wood, then tie a loose string around them and then place a pencil inside the string and keep it taught while you draw, you will get an ellipse.

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

2 nails: |dw:1376689688117:dw|

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

string: |dw:1376689715843:dw|

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