What do you do if your ellipse equation doesn't equal 1 but a fraction?
Answer (3)
multiply through the inverse of the fraction to make it equal 1
To transform an ellipse equation that equals a fraction to standard form, multiply the entire equation by the reciprocal of the fraction, ensuring the equality is preserved and the standard form of the ellipse with the equation x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1 is achieved. ;
To convert an ellipse equation that equals a fraction into standard form, divide the entire equation by the fraction to achieve the format a 2 x 2 + b 2 y 2 = 1 . This allows you to determine the semi-major and semi-minor axes. Ensure that the resulting values in the denominators are positive to maintain the definition of the ellipse.
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