PRE CALCULUS
AMADO R. GUMANGAN
TEACHER III
Opening Prayer
Dear God, we give thanks to you, our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, for another beautiful day with
our loved ones.
As we conduct our day, you are forever in our
hearts and thoughts.
We ask for your love, guidance, and protection in
everything we do. Please watch over those who
mean the most to us.
We ask all these things, in Jesus Name, AMEN.
CONTENT / LESSON
DEFINITION OF AN
ELLIPSE
INTRODUCTION ON
ELLIPSE
An ellipse is one of the conic sections that
most students have not encountered
formally before, unlike circles and
parabolas. Its shape is a bounded curve
which looks like a flattened circle. The
orbits of the planets in our solar system
around the sun happen to be elliptical in
shape.
INTRODUCTION ON ELLIPSE
Also, just like parabolas, ellipses have
reflective properties that have been
used in the construction of certain
structures (shown in some of the
practice problems). We will see some
properties and applications of ellipses
in this section.
ILLUSTRATIONS OF ELLIPSE IN REAL - LIFE
ACTIVITY
Present an activity.
Show me!
Based on the given example above ,
show or identify more illustrations of
an ellipse in real life- situations.
DEFINITION
Ellipses abound in nature.
The orbits of the planets
around the sun is an ellipse.
.
Comets also follow an
The Ay writing tstart the lesson by writing the word “TANGENT LINE” on the bond asking the class what they know about a
tangent line or where they first heard the word “ “TANGENT LINE” on the board and asking the class what they know about a
tangent line or where they first heard the word “tangent”.
elliptical path. When a tilted
plane cuts a right circular
cone and the curve is
bounded, or the curve has no
opening, such a curve is an
ellipse.
(see Figure 1).
DEFINITION OF AN ELLIPSE
An ellipse is a set of all points 𝑃
(𝑥, 𝑦) on a plane so that the sum
.
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tangent line or where they first heard the word “ “TANGENT LINE” on the board and asking the class what they know about a
tangent line or where they first heard the word “tangent”.
distinct points 𝐹1 and 𝐹2
of their distances from two
(the foci) is a constant.
DISCUSS THE PROPERTIES AND
ELEMENTS OF AN ELLIPSE.
• Remarks:
Aside from the set of points and foci
mentioned in the definition, we also
have the following:
1. Center 𝐶 (ℎ, 𝑘).
2. Vertices, 𝑉1 and 𝑉2. The
segment, 𝑉1𝑉2 , is called the major
axis of the ellipse.
3. |𝑎| is the distance from the center
axis is 2𝑎).
to a vertex (The length of the major
DISCUSS THE PROPERTIES AND
ELEMENTS OF AN ELLIPSE.
4. The segment
perpendicular to the major
axis passing through the
center whose endpoints are
on the ellipse is the minor
5. |𝑏| is the distance from
axis.
the center to an endpoint of
the minor axis is 2𝑏).
the minor axis (The length of
DISCUSS THE PROPERTIES AND
ELEMENTS OF AN ELLIPSE.
6. 𝑎 > b > 0
7. |𝑐| is the distance
from the center to a
𝐹1𝐹2 equals 2c.
focus.
8. 𝑎 > 𝑐 > 0
Equation of an Ellipse
Horizontal axis
1. Since 𝑎 is the distance
from the center to a vertex,
then the vertices have
𝑉 (ℎ ± 𝑎, 𝑘).
coordinates
2.Also, since c is the distance
from the center to a focus,
𝐹 (ℎ ± 𝑐, 𝑘).
then the foci has coordinates
Equation of an Ellipse
Vertical axis
1. Since 𝑎 is the distance from
the center to a vertex, then the
𝑉 (ℎ, 𝑘 a).
vertices have coordinates
2.Also, since c is the distance
from the center to a focus, then
𝐹 (ℎ , 𝑘± 𝑐).
the foci has coordinates
PROPERTIES OF
AN ELLIPSE
Some practical application of concepts and
skills in daily living real-life.
Many real-world situations can be
represented by ellipses, including orbits of
planets, satellites, moons and comets, and
shapes of boat keels, rudders, and some
airplane wings. A medical device called a
lithotripter uses elliptical reflectors to break
up kidney stones by generating sound
waves.
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