Question

Write the equation of the ellipse which satisfies the given conditions.

1a. Center (2, 3), horizontal axis 8, vertical axis 4

b. Center (1, -2), horizontal major axis 8, eccentricity

2a. Foci (-2,1) and (4, 1), major axis 10

b. Foci (-3,0) and (-3, 4), minor axis 6

3a. Foci (-2,2) and (4,2), eccentricity

b. Foci (+2, 0), directrices x = +8

4a. Focus (0,0), vertex (5,0), eccentricity 0.5

b. Focus (0,0), vertex (0, 2), eccentricity 0.6

5a. Center (1,3), V(1,-1), and passing through the origin

b. Center (1, 1), V(3, 1), and passing through the origin

Answer 1

1.

a)

$C(2, 3), 2a=8, 2b=4$

$$\dfrac{(x-2)^2}{(8/2)^2}+\dfrac{(y-3)^2}{(4/2)^2}=1$$

$$\dfrac{(x-2)^2}{16}+\dfrac{(y-3)^2}{4}=1$$

b)

$C(1, -2), 2a=8, \varepsilon=\dfrac{c}{a}=\dfrac{\sqrt{a^2-b^2}}{a}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

$$a^2-b^2=\dfrac{3}{4}a^2$$

$$b=\dfrac{a}{2}=2$$

$$\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{16}+\dfrac{(y+2)^2}{4}=1$$

2.

a)

$F_1(-2,1), F_2(4, 1), 2a=10$

$$a=5$$

$$k=1, h-c=-2, h+c=4$$

$C(1, 1)$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=3$$

$$b=4$$

$$\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{25}+\dfrac{(y-1)^2}{16}=1$$

b)

$F_1(-3,0), F_2(-3, 4), 2b=6$

$$b=3$$

$$h=-3, k-c=0, k+c=4$$

$C(-3, 2)$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=2$$

$$a=\sqrt{13}$$

$$\dfrac{(x+3)^2}{9}+\dfrac{(y-2)^2}{13}=1$$

3.

a)

$F_1(-2,2), F_2(4, 2), \dfrac{c}{a}=\dfrac{3}{5}$

$$k=2,h-c=-2, h+c=4$$

$C(1, 2)$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=3$$

$$a=3(\dfrac{3}{5})=5, b=\sqrt{5^2-3^2}=4$$

$$\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{25}+\dfrac{(y-2)^2}{16}=1$$

b)

$F(\pm2,0), x=\pm8$

$$k=0,$$

$$h+ae=2, h-ae=-2$$

$$h+\dfrac{a}{e}=8, h-\dfrac{a}{e}=-8$$

$$h=0$$

$$a=8e, 8e^2=2$$

$$e=\dfrac{c}{a}=\dfrac{1}{2}, a=4, c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=2$$

$C(0, 0)$

$$b=2\sqrt{3}$$

$$\dfrac{x^2}{16}+\dfrac{y^2}{12}=1$$

4.

a)

$F_1(0, 0)$

$V_1(5,0)$

$e=0.5$

$$k=0,$$

$$h+ae=0, h+a=5$$

$$h+0.5a=0, h+a=5$$

$$a=10, h=-5$$

or

$$h-ae=0, h+a=5$$

$$h-0.5a=0, h+a=5$$

$$a=\dfrac{10}{3}, h=\dfrac{5}{3}$$

$$a=10, h=-5$$

$C(-5,0)$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=5$$

$$b=5\sqrt{3}$$

$$\dfrac{(x+5)^2}{100}+\dfrac{y^2}{75}=1$$

$$a=\dfrac{10}{3}, h=\dfrac{5}{3}$$

$C(\dfrac{5}{3},0)$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=\dfrac{5}{3}$$

$$b=\dfrac{5\sqrt{3}}{3}$$

$$\dfrac{(x-\dfrac{5}{3})^2}{100/9}+\dfrac{y^2}{75/9}=1$$

b)

$F_1(0, 0)$

$V_1(0,2)$

$e=0.6$

$$h=0,$$ $$k+ae=0, k+a=2$$

$$k+0.6a=0, k+a=2$$

$$a=5, k=-3$$

or

$$k-ae=0, k+a=2$$

$$k-0.6a=0, k+a=2$$

$$a=\dfrac{5}{4}, k=\dfrac{3}{4}$$

$$a=5, k=-3$$

$C(0,-3)$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=3$$

$$b=4$$

$$\dfrac{x^2}{16}+\dfrac{(y+3)^2}{25}=1$$

$$a=\dfrac{5}{4}, k=\dfrac{3}{4}$$

$C(0,\dfrac{3}{4})$

$$c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}=\dfrac{3}{4}$$

$$b=1$$

$$\dfrac{x^2}{1}+\dfrac{(y-\dfrac{3}{4})^2}{25/16}=1$$

5.

a)

Center $(1, 3)$

Vertices $(1, -1)$

$$\dfrac{(x-h)^2}{b^2}+\dfrac{(y-k)^2}{a^2}=1$$

Center $(h, k)$

Vertices $(h, k\pm a)$

$$h=1, k=3$$

$$3-a=-1=>a=4$$

Passing through the origin

$$\dfrac{(0-1)^2}{b^2}+\dfrac{(0-3)^2}{4^2}=1$$

$$b^2=16/7$$

$$\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{16/7}+\dfrac{(y-3)^2}{16}=1$$

b)

Center $(1, 1)$

Vertices $(3, 1)$

$$\dfrac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1$$

Center $(h, k)$

Vertices $(h\pm a, k)$

$$h=1, k=1$$

$$1+a=3=>a=2$$

Passing through the origin

$$\dfrac{(0-1)^2}{2^2}+\dfrac{(0-1)^2}{b^2}=1$$

$$b^2=4/3$$

$$\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{4}+\dfrac{(y-1)^2}{4/3}=1$$