What is an ellipse?
Ellipses

Flashcard
•
Mathematics
•
10th - 12th Grade
•
Hard
Quizizz Content
FREE Resource
Student preview

15 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
An ellipse is a geometric shape that looks like a stretched circle, defined as the set of points where the sum of the distances from two fixed points (foci) is constant.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the major and minor axes of an ellipse?
Back
The major axis is the longest diameter of the ellipse, while the minor axis is the shortest diameter, perpendicular to the major axis.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you find the center of an ellipse given its equation?
Back
For an ellipse in standard form (x-h)²/a² + (y-k)²/b² = 1, the center is at the point (h, k).
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the relationship between a, b, and c in an ellipse?
Back
In an ellipse, c² = a² - b², where a is the semi-major axis, b is the semi-minor axis, and c is the distance from the center to each focus.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the term 'vertices' refer to in the context of an ellipse?
Back
Vertices are the points on the ellipse where it intersects the major axis.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you determine the length of the major axis from the semi-major axis?
Back
The length of the major axis is twice the length of the semi-major axis (2a).
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the standard form of the equation of a horizontal ellipse?
Back
The standard form is (x-h)²/a² + (y-k)²/b² = 1, where a > b.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
ellipse

Flashcard
•
11th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Equations of Circles and Ellipses

Flashcard
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Ellipse and Hyperbola Flashcard 10.2 and 10.3

Flashcard
•
11th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Equations of Circles and Ellipses

Flashcard
•
10th - 11th Grade
15 questions
Ellipse and Hyperbolas

Flashcard
•
11th Grade
14 questions
Review for Conic Sections

Flashcard
•
11th Grade
15 questions
Circle and Ellipse Mini-Flashcard

Flashcard
•
10th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Ellipses

Flashcard
•
9th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade