Ellipse Worksheet

1. What is the eccentricity of the ellipse 16x2 + 49y2 = 784?

a. 0.43
b. 0.82
c. 0.22
d. - 0.82
2. What is the length of the semi minor axis of the ellipse 64x2 + 81y2 = 5184?
a. 9
b. 64
c. 81
d. 8
3. What is the length of the semi major axis of the ellipse 64x2 + 4y2 = 256?
a. 2
b. 8
c. 64
d. 68

4. What is the eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + 64y2 = 256?

a. 3.87
b. 2.06
c. 0.97
d. 0.12

5. Find an equation of the ellipse with foci (0, - 4) and (0, 4) whose minor axis has a
length of 8 units.

6. What is the equation of the focal axis of the ellipse x2 + 9y2 = 9?

a. y+x=0
b. y - axis
 c. y=x
d. x - axis

7. What is the equation of the focal axis of the ellipse 64x2 + y2 = 64?

a. y=x
b. y - axis
c. x - axis
d. y+x=0

8. What are the foci of the ellipse 4x2 + 64y2 = 256?

a. (0, ± √60)
b. (0, ± √68)
c. (± √68, 0)
d. (± √60, 0)

9. What are the foci of the ellipse 9y2 + 25x2 = 225?

a. (± 3, 0)
b. (0, ± 4)
c. (0, ± 5)
d. (± 4, 0)

10. Find the vertices of the ellipse x2 + 36y2 = 36.

a. (0, ± 6)
b. (± 6, 0)
c. (± 36, 0)
d. (0, ± 36)
11. Find the vertices of the ellipse 25y2 + 36x2 = 900.
a. (±5, 0)
b. (0, ±6)
c. (±6, 0)
d. (0, ±5 )
12. The eccentricity of an ellipse is e. Which of the following holds true for the given
condition?
 a. 0≤e<1
b. e=1
c. 1<e<2
d. 1≤e<2

13. Find the standard form of the equation for the ellipse whose major axis has end
points (- 5, - 5) and (9, - 5) and whose minor axis has length 6.

14. Find an equation in standard form for the ellipse whose end points of axes are (±
6, 0) and (0, ± 7).

15. The earth's orbit has a semi major axis a≈ 149.598 giga meters and semi minor
axis b ≈ 149.577giga meters. Find the eccentricity of the Earth correct to three
decimal places.
a. 0.017
b. 1.036
c. 0.021
d. 149.588
16. A planet is moving around a star in an elliptical orbit whose eccentricity
is 0.01 and length of the semi major axis is 150 Gm. What is the aphelion distance of
the planet form the star? [1 Gm = 109meters.]
a. 149.99 Gm
b. 15150 Gm
c. 151.5 Gm
d. 150.01Gm
19. What is the center of the ellipse
a. (5, - 4)
b. (4, 5)
c. (- 4, - 5)
d. (- 5, 4)
20. Choose an equation for the ellipse shown.

a. 4x2 + y2 = 4
b. x2 + 2y2 = 2
c. 2x2 + y2 = 2
d. x2 + 4y2 = 4

21.
Find an equation in the standard form for the ellipse with foci (2, - 3), (6, -
3) and the end points of whose major axis are (1, - 3) and (7, - 3).

22. a is the length of the semi major axis and e is the eccentricity of an
ellipse. What is the distance from a focus of the ellipse to the closer vertex?
a. a(1 - e)
b. ae
c. a(1 + e)
 d. a-e
23. What is the center of the ellipse 16x2 + 9y2 + 32x + 36y - 92 = 0?
a. (1, 2)
b. (- 1, 2)
c. (- 1, - 2)
d. (1, - 2)
24. What is the eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 + 16x - 18y - 11 = 0?
a. √5/3

b. 3/5
c. √5/4

d. √3/5

25. For an ellipse that generates the ellipsoid of a lithotripter, the major axis
has end points (- 3, 0) and (3, 0). One end point of the minor axis is (0, 2). Find
the equation of the ellipse.

26. What is the equation of the focal axis of the ellipse x2 + 13y2 = 13?
a. x - axis
b. y+x=0
c. y - axis
d. y=x
27. What is the equation of the focal axis of the ellipse 17x2 + y2 = 17?
a. x - axis
b. y+x=0
c. y=x
d. Y - axis
28. What are the foci of the ellipse 16x2 + 18y2 = 288?
a. (± √2, 0)
b. (0, ± 2)
c. (± 2, 0)
 d. (0, ± √2)
29. What are the foci of the ellipse 81y2 + 225x2= 18225?
a. (0, ± 144)
b. (0, ± 12)
c. (± 144, 0)
d. (± 12, 0)
30. Find the vertices of the ellipse x2+ 25y2= 25.
a. (± 5, 0)
b. (0, ± 5)
c. (0, ± 1)
d. (± 1, ± 5)
31. Find the vertices of the ellipse 9y2 + 25x2= 225.
a. (± 3, 0)
b. (0, ± 5)
c. (± 5, 0)
d. (0, ± 3)
32. What is the length of the semi major axis of the ellipse x2 + 9y2 = 9?
a. 4
b. 1
c. 9
d. 3
33. What is the length of the semi minor axis of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 2
d. 4
34. What is the length of the semi major axis of the ellipse 16x + 9y2 = 144?
2

a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 4
35. Find an equation of the ellipse with foci (0, - 9) and (0, 9) whose minor
axis has a length of 4 units.
36. The eccentricity of an ellipse is e. Which of the following is correct?
a. 1≤e<2
b. 0≤e<1
c. e=1
d. 1<e<2

37. Find the standard form of the equation for the ellipse whose major axis
has end points (- 1, - 3) and (9, - 3) and whose minor axis has length 4.

38. Find an equation in standard form for the ellipse whose end points of
axes are (± 3, 0) and (0, ± 5).
d. 1.413

41.
Find an equation in the standard form for the ellipse with foci (4, -
5), (12, - 5) and the end points of whose major axis are (3, - 5) and (13, -
5).
44. What is the center of the ellipse
a. (2, - 1)
b. (- 1, 2)
c. (- 1, - 2)
d. (2, 1)
45. The equation of the ellipse shown in the figure is mx2 + ny2 =
24. Find m and n.

a. 6 and 6
b. 24 and 6
c. 6 and 24
d. 24 and 24
46. The length of the semi major axis of an ellipse is 3, the eccentricity
is 0.3. What is the distance from a focus of the ellipse to the closer
vertex?
a. 0.9
b. 3.9
c. 2.1
d. 2.7

47. What is the center of the ellipse 36x2 + 25y2 + 72x + 200y - 464 = 0?
a. (- 1, 4)
 b. (1, 4)
c. (1, - 4)
d. (- 1, - 4)
48. What is the eccentricity of the ellipse 36x2 + 49y2 + 432x - 294y - 419
= 0?
a. 0.9
b. 0.5
c. 0.1
d. 1.3
49. For an ellipse that generates the ellipsoid of a lithotripter, the major
axis has end points (- 5, 0) and (5, 0). One end point of the minor axis
is (0, 4). Write the equation of the ellipse.

50. What is the equation of the focal axis of the ellipse 9x2 + 4y2 = 36?
a. y - axis
b. x + y=0
c. x - axis
d. y=x
e. x = 36
51. What is the equation of the focal axis of the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144?
a. y - axis
b. x+y=0
c. y=x
d. x - axis
e. y = 16
52. What are the foci of the ellipse 4xx2 + 9yy2 = 36?
a. (0, ±√5)
b. (± 2, 0)
c. (0, ± 2)
d. (± 3, 0)
 e. (± √5, 0)
53. What are the foci of the ellipse 16xx2 + 9yy2 = 144?
a. (± √7, 0)
b. (0, ± 4)
c. (0, ± 3)
d. (0, ± √7)
e. (± 4, 0)
54. Find the vertices of the ellipse x + 4y2 = 4.
2

a. (±2, 0)
b. (±1, 0)
c. (0, ±1)
d. (±2, ±1)
e. (0, ±2)
55. What is the semi major axis length of the ellipse 9x2 + 25y2 = 225?
a. 9
b. 10
c. 25
d. 3
e. 5
56. What is semi minor axis length of the ellipse 25x2 + 4y2 = 100?
a. 25
b. 2
c. 5
d. 4
e. 1
57. What is the eccentricity of the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144?
a. 0.559
b. 1.25
c. 0.25
d. 1.6614
e. 0.6614
58. Find the standard form of the equation for the ellipse, whose major axis has end
points (- 2, - 2) and (4, - 2) and whose minor axis has length 4.

a. V
b. IV
c. III
d. II
e. I
59. Find an equation in the standard form of the ellipse with foci (2, - 3), (4, - 3), the
end points of the major axis are (1, - 3) and (9, - 3).

a. III
b. IV
c. V
d. I
e. II
61. Find the equation in standard form for the ellipse whose end points of axes are (±
3, 0) and (0, ± 4).

62. What is the center of the ellipse

a. (2, 3)
b. (- 2, 3)
c. (-2, - 3)
d. (2, - 3)
e. (0, 0)
63. What is the center of the ellipse, 9x2 + 4y2 + 18x + 16y - 11 = 0?
a. (1, 2)
b. (1, - 2)
c. (0, 0)
d. (-1, 2)
e. (-1, - 2)
64. Find the vertices of the ellipse 2x2 + 3y2 - 6 = 0.
a. (±√3, 0)
b. (±√2, 0)
 c. (0, ±√3)
d. (0, 0)
e. (0, ±√2)

65. What are the vertices of the ellipse

a. (- 2, 2) and (2, 12)
b. (- 2, 2) and (0, 0)
c. (- 2, - 5) and (0, 0)
d. (- 2, 2) and (- 2, - 12)
e. (- 2, 0) and (0, 2)

66. Find the center of the ellipse

a. (- 3, - 2)
b. (0, 0)
c. (- 3, 2)
d. (3, - 2)
e. (3, 2)

67. Find the equation of the axis of the ellipse

a. y+3=0
b. x=0
c. x+2=0
d. y-3=0
e. x-2=0

68. Find the semi major axis length of the ellipse

a. 16
b. 3
c. 25
d. 9
e. 4

69. Find the foci of the ellipse

a. (7, 3) and (3, - 3)
 b. (0, 0) and (3, - 3)
c. (7, - 3) and (3, 3)
d. (2, - 3) and (- 6, - 3)
e. (- 7, - 3) and (0, 0)

70. Find the focal axis of the ellipse

a. y-6=0
b y=0
.
c. x+8=0
d x-8=0
.
e. y+6=0