Assertion: ellipse | /r/HasProperty | horizontal
Facets:
value: at its top and bottom points
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: When the bigger number a is under x, the ellipse is horizontal; when the bigger number is under y, it’s vertical.
text: Now we need to decide if this ellipse is vertical or horizontal.
text: Now we need to decide if this ellipse is vertical or horizontal.
text: Tell if this ellipse is horizontal or vertical and find its center point, a, and b.
text: Tell if each ellipse is horizontal or vertical.
text: Note that when the bigger number a is under x, the ellipse is horizontal; when the bigger number is under y, it’s vertical.
text: The ellipse is horizontal
text: An ellipse is horizontal at its top and bottom points, and vertical at its left and right points.
text: If the larger denominator is under the "x" term, then the ellipse is horizontal.
text: Now, we could find a and b and then substitute, but remember that in the pattern, the denominators are aand b, so we can substitute those right into the formula:We can plot the foci by counting 4 spaces from theSince the ellipse is horizontal, we will count 4 spaces left and right and plot the foci there.
text: I have the formula for both the major axis being horizontal and the major axis being vertical and the only difference is where (a) and (b) are placed - and this depends on whether the ellipse is vertical or horizontal.
text: What I don't understand is how I am supposed to know from a given equation, if the ellipse is vertical or horizontal so I can figure out which one is (a) and which one is (b).