Sum of distances to foci is constant gives an ellipse

The applet demonstrates the following: An ellipse is the set of all points in the plane, the sum of whose distances to two fixed points (foci) remains constant.

 

Kevin Weaver —

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
ellipse 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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