Ellipses and Hyperbolas

Grade 1045 min

Learning Objective

I can graph ellipses and hyperbolas using their standard equations.

Lesson Flow

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Graphing Conic Sections Part 2: Ellipses

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Given the standard equation of an ellipse, 4x² + 9y² = 36, rewrite this equation in standard form and graph the ellipse. Identify the center, lengths of the major and minor axes, and the coordinates of the foci. Given the standard equation of an ellipse, 16x² + 25y² = 400, rewrite this equation in standard form and graph the ellipse. Identify the center, lengths of the major and minor axes, and the coordinates of the foci.

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