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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Solve for .
Step 1.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.1.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 1.1.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.3.1.1
Divide by .
Step 1.1.2.3.1.2
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 1.1.2.3.1.3
Divide by .
Step 1.2
Rewrite in slope-intercept form.
Step 1.2.1
The slope-intercept form is , where is the slope and is the y-intercept.
Step 1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.3
Use the slope-intercept form to find the slope and y-intercept.
Step 1.3.1
Find the values of and using the form .
Step 1.3.2
The slope of the line is the value of , and the y-intercept is the value of .
Slope:
y-intercept:
Slope:
y-intercept:
Step 1.4
Any line can be graphed using two points. Select two values, and plug them into the equation to find the corresponding values.
Step 1.4.1
Reorder and .
Step 1.4.2
Create a table of the and values.
Step 1.5
Graph the line using the slope and the y-intercept, or the points.
Slope:
y-intercept:
Slope:
y-intercept:
Step 2
Step 2.1
Find the standard form of the ellipse.
Step 2.1.1
Complete the square for .
Step 2.1.1.1
Use the form , to find the values of , , and .
Step 2.1.1.2
Consider the vertex form of a parabola.
Step 2.1.1.3
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 2.1.1.3.1
Substitute the values of and into the formula .
Step 2.1.1.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.2.4
Divide by .
Step 2.1.1.4
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 2.1.1.4.1
Substitute the values of , and into the formula .
Step 2.1.1.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.1.1.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.1.4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.1.4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.4.2.1.3
Divide by .
Step 2.1.1.4.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.4.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.1.1.5
Substitute the values of , , and into the vertex form .
Step 2.1.2
Substitute for in the equation .
Step 2.1.3
Move to the right side of the equation by adding to both sides.
Step 2.1.4
Add and .
Step 2.1.5
Divide each term by to make the right side equal to one.
Step 2.1.6
Simplify each term in the equation in order to set the right side equal to . The standard form of an ellipse or hyperbola requires the right side of the equation be .
Step 2.2
This is the form of an ellipse. Use this form to determine the values used to find the center along with the major and minor axis of the ellipse.
Step 2.3
Match the values in this ellipse to those of the standard form. The variable represents the radius of the major axis of the ellipse, represents the radius of the minor axis of the ellipse, represents the x-offset from the origin, and represents the y-offset from the origin.
Step 2.4
The center of an ellipse follows the form of . Substitute in the values of and .
Step 2.5
Find , the distance from the center to a focus.
Step 2.5.1
Find the distance from the center to a focus of the ellipse by using the following formula.
Step 2.5.2
Substitute the values of and in the formula.
Step 2.5.3
Simplify.
Step 2.5.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.5.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.3.2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.5.3.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.3.2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.3.2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.3.2.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.5.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.3.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.5.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.3.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.5.3.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.3.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.3.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.3.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.5.3.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.3.6.3
Combine and .
Step 2.5.3.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.3.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.3.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.3.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.5.3.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.3.8
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.5.3.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.3.8.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.5.3.8.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.3.8.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.3.8.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.3.9
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.11
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.5.3.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.11.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.11.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.12
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.5.3.13
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.3.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.13.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.5.3.14
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.15
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.3.15.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.15.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.3.15.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.15.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.5.3.16
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.17
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 2.5.3.17.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3.17.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.3.17.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.3.17.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.5.3.17.5
Add and .
Step 2.5.3.17.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.17.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.5.3.17.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.3.17.6.3
Combine and .
Step 2.5.3.17.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.3.17.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.3.17.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.3.17.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.5.3.18
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.3.18.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 2.5.3.18.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6
Find the vertices.
Step 2.6.1
The first vertex of an ellipse can be found by adding to .
Step 2.6.2
Substitute the known values of , , and into the formula.
Step 2.6.3
The second vertex of an ellipse can be found by subtracting from .
Step 2.6.4
Substitute the known values of , , and into the formula.
Step 2.6.5
Simplify.
Step 2.6.6
Ellipses have two vertices.
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Step 2.7
Find the foci.
Step 2.7.1
The first focus of an ellipse can be found by adding to .
Step 2.7.2
Substitute the known values of , , and into the formula.
Step 2.7.3
The first focus of an ellipse can be found by subtracting from .
Step 2.7.4
Substitute the known values of , , and into the formula.
Step 2.7.5
Simplify.
Step 2.7.6
Ellipses have two foci.
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:
:
Step 2.8
Find the eccentricity.
Step 2.8.1
Find the eccentricity by using the following formula.
Step 2.8.2
Substitute the values of and into the formula.
Step 2.8.3
Simplify.
Step 2.8.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.8.3.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.8.3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.8.3.3.3
Combine and .
Step 2.8.3.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.8.3.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.8.3.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.8.3.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.8.3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.8.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.6
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.8.3.7
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.7.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.8.3.7.3
Combine and .
Step 2.8.3.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.8.3.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.7.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.8.3.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.8.3.9
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.8.3.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.9.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.8.3.9.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.9.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.9.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.12
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.8.3.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.12.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.12.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.12.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.13
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.8.3.14
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.8.3.14.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.14.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.14.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.8.3.15
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.16
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.8.3.16.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.16.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.16.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.16.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.8.3.17
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.18
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 2.8.3.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.18.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.8.3.18.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.8.3.18.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.8.3.18.5
Add and .
Step 2.8.3.18.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.18.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.8.3.18.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.8.3.18.6.3
Combine and .
Step 2.8.3.18.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.8.3.18.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.18.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.18.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.8.3.19
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.8.3.19.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.19.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.19.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.20
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 2.8.3.21
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.22
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3.23
Combine and into a single radical.
Step 2.8.3.24
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 2.8.3.24.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.24.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.8.3.24.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.24.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.8.3.24.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.8.3.24.2.4
Divide by .
Step 2.9
These values represent the important values for graphing and analyzing an ellipse.
Center:
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Eccentricity:
Center:
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Eccentricity:
Step 3
Plot each graph on the same coordinate system.
Step 4