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Properties of an Ellipse

Subject Area
Math: Precalculus: Analytic Geometry (Conics)
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
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TI-83 Plus Family
TI-84 series
Resource Types
Lessons

Properties of an Ellipse

Activity Overview

Students discover properties of an ellipse, such as the set of all points such that the sum of the distances from these points to two fixed points is constant.

Subject Area
Math: Precalculus: Analytic Geometry (Conics)
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-83 Plus Family
TI-84 series
Resource Types
Lessons
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