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Example Question #511 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
Give the equation of the above ellipse.
The equation of the ellipse with center
, horizontal axis of length , and vertical axis of length is
The ellipse has center
, horizontal axis of length 8, and vertical axis of length 16. Therefore,, , and .
The equation of the ellipse is
Example Question #512 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
Give the equation of the above ellipse.
The equation of the ellipse with center
, horizontal axis of length , and vertical axis of length is
The ellipse has center
, horizontal axis of length 10, and vertical axis of length 6. Therefore,, , and .
The equation of the ellipse is
Example Question #513 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
Give the equation of the above ellipse.
The equation of the ellipse with center
, horizontal axis of length , and vertical axis of length is
The ellipse has center
, horizontal axis of length 8, and vertical axis of length 6. Therefore,, , and .
The equation of the ellipse is
Example Question #514 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
The
-intercept and the only -intercept of a vertical parabola on the coordinate plane coincide with the -intercept and the -intercept of the line of the equation . Give the equation of the parabola.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
To find the
-intercept, that is, the point of intersection with the -axis, of the line of equation , set and solve for :
The
-intercept is .The
-intercept can be found by doing the opposite:
The
-intercept is .The parabola has these intercepts as well. Also, since the vertical parabola has only one
-intercept, that point doubles as its vertex as well.The equation of a vertical parabola, in vertex form, is
,
where
is the vertex. Set :
for some real
. To find it, use the -intercept, setting
The parabola has equation
, which is rewritten as
Example Question #515 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
An ellipse on the coordinate plane has as its center the point
. It passes through the points and . Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
The equation of the ellipse with center
, horizontal axis of length , and vertical axis of length is
The center is
, so and .To find
, note that one endpoint of the horizontal axis is given by the point with the same -coordinate through which it passes, namely, . Half the length of this axis, which is , is the difference of the -coordinates, so . Similarly, to find , note that one endpoint of the vertical axis is given by the point with the same -coordinate through which it passes, namely, . Half the length of this axis, which is , is the difference of the -coordinates, so .The equation is
or
.
Example Question #516 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
An ellipse passes through points
.Give its equation.
The equation of the ellipse with center
, horizontal axis of length , and vertical axis of length is
and are the endpoints of a horizontal line segment with midpoint
, or
and length
.and are the endpoints of a vertical line segment with midpoint
, or
and length
Because their midpoints coincide, these are the endpoints of the horizontal axis and vertical axis, respectively, of the ellipse, and the common midpoint
is the center.Therefore,
and ;
and ; consequently and .
The equation of the ellipse is
, or
Example Question #517 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
A horizontal parabola on the coordinate plane
as its only -intercept; its -intercept is .Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
If a horizontal parabola has only one
-intercept, which here is , that point doubles as its vertex as well.The equation of a horizontal parabola, in vertex form, is
,
where
is the vertex. Set :
To find
, use the -intercept, setting :
The equation, in vertex form, is
. In standard form:
Example Question #518 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
A horizontal parabola on the coordinate plane has vertex
; one of its -intercepts is .Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
The equation of a horizontal parabola, in vertex form, is
,
where
is the vertex. Set :
To find
, use the known -intercept, setting :
The equation, in vertex form, is
; in standard form:
Example Question #519 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
A vertical parabola on the coordinate plane has
-intercepts and , and passes through .Give its equation.
Insufficient information is given to determine the equation.
A horizontal parabola which passes through
and has as its equation.
To find
, substitute the coordinates of the third point, setting :
The equation is therefore
, which is, in standard form:
Example Question #520 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
A vertical parabola on the coordinate plane has
-intercepts and , and passes through .Give its equation.
A vertical parabola which passes through
and has as its equation
To find
, substitute the coordinates of the third point, setting :
The equation is
; expand to put it in standard form:
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