These worksheets will teach your students how to calculate and draw various parts of ellipses.

What Are Geometric Ellipses? In coordinate geometry, there are a lot of plane curves that you will come across. Some of these include parabola, hyperbola, and ellipse. Many people get confused between ellipses, circles, and ovals, while all three of these shapes are completely different. To understand an ellipse, we can say that this plane curve looks like a squashed circle. It is a plane curve surrounding two focal points. For all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant. This plane curve has several similarities with the other two forms of conic sections, parabolas and hyperbolas, both of which are open and unbounded. Its definition is, "An ellipse is the set of all points on a plane whose distance from two fixed points F and G add up to a constant."

An ellipse has been said to resemble and egg or a squashed circle. Distinct points on the ellipse are called foci. The vertices are the point where the major and minor axis intersect. With this collection of worksheets we ask students to first match a graph to an equation. We then move on forward with the anatomy of ellipse including determining foci, vertices, and co-vertices. These worksheets explain ellipses, their graphs, and writing their standard equations. Activities include finding the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of a given ellipse, matching standard expressions with the correct graphs, and more.



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Matching Equations and Graphs Lesson

This worksheet explains how to match the standard equation of an ellipse with its graph. A sample problem is solved, and two practice problems are provided.

Matching Equations and Graphs Worksheet

Students will match the standard equation of an ellipse with its graph. Ten problems are provided.

Matching Equations and Graphs Practice

Given a graph, students will match it to its standard equation. Ten problems are provided.

Matching Equations and Graphs Review and Practice

Students review how to match the standard equation of an ellipse with its graph. Six practice problems are provided.

Matching Equations and Graphs Quiz

Students will match each standard equation to the correct graph. Ten problems are provided.

Matching Equations and Graphs Check

Students will match the standard equation of an ellipse with its graph. Three problems are provided, and space is included for students to copy the correct answer when given.

Equation and Slopes of Lines Lesson

This worksheet explains how to find the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. A sample problem is solved, and two practice problems are provided.

Foci, Vertices, and Co-vertices Worksheet

Students will find the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. Ten problems are provided.

Foci, Vertices, and Co-vertices Practice

Students will practice finding the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. Ten problems are provided.

Foci, Vertices, and Co-vertices Review

Students review how find the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. A sample problem is solved.

Foci, Vertices, and Co-vertices Practice

Students review how to find the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. Six practice problems are provided.

Foci, Vertices, and Co-vertices Quiz

Students will solve each problem by finding the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. Ten problems are provided.

Foci, Vertices, and Co-vertices Check

Students will find the foci, vertices, and co-vertices of each ellipse. Three problems are provided, and space is included for students to copy the correct answer when given.

Standard Equation of Ellipse Lesson

This worksheet explains how write the standard equation of an ellipse. A sample problem is solved.

Standard Equation of Ellipse Lesson and Practice

This worksheets explains how to write the standard equation of an ellipse. A sample problem is solved, and two practice problems are provided.

Standard Equation of Ellipse Worksheet

Given a description, students will write the standard equation of an ellipse. Ten problems are provided.

Standard Equation of Ellipse Practice

Given an ellipse, students will write the standard equation. Ten problems are provided.

Standard Equation of Ellipse Drill

Students will write the standard equation of an ellipse. Eight problems are provided.

Standard Equation of Ellipse Warm Up

Students will write the standard equation for each ellipse provided. Three problems are provided.