Ellipses - Exploration
- Author:
- Jamie Fowler
Use the sliders for a, b, h, and k to see what happens to the shape and location of the ellipse on the graph.
Answer these questions.
#1 What does h do to the graph?
#2 What does k do to the graph?
#3 Where is the center located?
#4 How do you know if the ellipse is horizontal or vertical?
#5 What value tells you the length of the major axis?
#6 What value tells you the length of the minor axis?