Creating an ellipse #2 - the Trammell Method

This approach uses a ruler with two points placed on each axis and the third point marked on the circumference of the ellipse.

 

David Hamaty —

 
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conics  constructions  ellipse  exploration 
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15 – 18
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English (United Kingdom)
 
 
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