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Title: Ellipse functions from points
Post by: monokekie on January 05, 2009, 04:05:23 pm

could anybody please help me with this question?
I am stuck on it since this morning...

find the ellipse function which passes through the points (1,-1) , (37/13 ,11/13) and (0 , 48/13).

ta!

Title: Re: Ellipse functions from points
Post by: Mao on January 05, 2009, 11:46:42 pm

I seriously cannot imagine this being assessable, so I wouldn't worry about it. And I don't really see an easy way of doing this, maybe I'll have another crack at it tomorrow =]

Title: Re: Ellipse functions from points
Post by: monokekie on January 07, 2009, 11:57:03 am

i know what you mean !!its on our holiday hw tho ...  >:( i spent like 4 hrs altogether just trying to solve this question...
oh, and eventually i used the dumbest way to solve it and it turned out to be correct =_=;
 (approximately 40 steps of working envolved)

......

Title: Re: Ellipse functions from points
Post by: /0 on January 07, 2009, 01:02:08 pm

Don't you need four points for an ellipse?

This would be a calculator question anyway. Plug in and chug away.

Title: Re: Ellipse functions from points
Post by: Mao on January 07, 2009, 03:55:56 pm

mmm so far fruitless.

I honestly have nfi how this can be done :P

Title: Re: Ellipse functions from points
Post by: monokekie on January 10, 2009, 09:39:52 pm

yeahh.... haiz ><;

i guess it must be the question's fault. haha .

tkx Mao and /0 anyway!