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  • @tommyl5319
    @tommyl5319 2 года назад +2

    I'm here literally because I remember the words focus/foci and that they were special points along the major axis of an ellipse from high school, but I couldn't remember what the significance was. I kind of want to try implementing this in a program to do something fancy now

  • @SASUKEUCHIHA-yc6er
    @SASUKEUCHIHA-yc6er 5 лет назад +2

    Thank u so much ....

  • @DarkAlpha171
    @DarkAlpha171 10 лет назад +16

    how do you find the coordinates of an ellipses focus when you don't know any information about the equation.

  • @prim16
    @prim16 10 лет назад +5

    Thank you so fucking much I couldn't understand foci... ._.

  • @midori58
    @midori58 3 года назад +1

    Now this is where I get confused. So when you say that F1 + F2 = 2A, do you actually mean F1 + F2 = major diameter? Because things gets messy when the ellipse stands upright (B > A). Because in that case, the variable "A" in the equation is representative of the minor radius, but does the equation F1 + F2 = 2A still stand? Or do you actually mean F1 + F2 = major diameter and things just got confusing because we keep using the same variables.

    • @animationcity8178
      @animationcity8178 11 дней назад +1

      I know this is 3 years later but yes, F1 + F2 = major diameter as far as I understand.
      If b was bigger than a, then the focal points would just lie on the vertical axis

    • @midori58
      @midori58 11 дней назад +1

      ​@@animationcity8178thanks man, I can finally finish my homework 3 years later

    • @animationcity8178
      @animationcity8178 11 дней назад +2

      @@midori58 happy to help buddy

  • @Gearmasher1
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      @katestohl2273 3 года назад +3

      i want an update

    • @Gearmasher1
      @Gearmasher1 3 года назад +11

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  • @Benjikj
    @Benjikj 13 лет назад +2

    can you do a video on the proof of the foca/optical property!!

  • @sophaura
    @sophaura 13 лет назад +3

    So helpful!

  • @Dharmendar.Kumar2023
    @Dharmendar.Kumar2023 4 года назад +1

    Loved it.

  • @deewahhht
    @deewahhht 13 лет назад +3

    Thanks. My final Extension maths exam is in 3 days and this helped heaps!

  • @dchangebegins
    @dchangebegins 11 лет назад +2

    Thanks as always...if u could pls do a video on conjugate diameter of ellipse. It will b big help.

  • @IrfanMirK
    @IrfanMirK 12 лет назад +1

    thanks a lot salman sir......u made things so easy for me.....thanks once again

  • @Bryan2394
    @Bryan2394 15 лет назад +1

    Thanks

  • @moj543
    @moj543 13 лет назад +2

    thank you so much.... i finally understand ellipses now!

  • @Sylvanas17
    @Sylvanas17 13 лет назад +2

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  • @thomasevers1938
    @thomasevers1938 10 лет назад +2

    very helpfull for my investigation

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    @toriatong 13 лет назад +2

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  • @Ditiro100
    @Ditiro100 12 лет назад +1

    Question
    If the major axis was parallel with the y-axis where going to add and subtract the y-value?

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  • @dariawicgs5254
    @dariawicgs5254 4 года назад +2

    isn't the last scene's left focus'coordinate should be(-1-√5,-2)???if I'm wrong,please correct me...

    • @twinnerlarry
      @twinnerlarry 4 года назад

      Daria wicgs No. You are subtracting sqrt5 from the origin. The origin is at 1

  • @mathhouse798
    @mathhouse798 3 года назад +1

    An ellipsis goes to circle when ditanance between focies goes to zero

  • @GenericCoder
    @GenericCoder 13 лет назад +2

    Really interesting video thanks alot great explanations.

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    @antonioabarca5999 11 лет назад +5

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  • @nikolakerleta3084
    @nikolakerleta3084 4 года назад +1

    How can we prove that the sum of the distances from any point to the foci stay constant?

  • @MASTURCHEEF001
    @MASTURCHEEF001 11 лет назад

    well, if you have the co-vertices you know the minor axis, because they are the shortest points from the center of the ellipse. with the focus you can work backwards to find the major axis. With that you can derive the standard equation, given you know where the origin is.

  • @Lavabug
    @Lavabug 13 лет назад +1

    Nice, it would be cool if you discussed on Kepler's laws of planetary motion with this!

  • @OrganicChemistryDoc
    @OrganicChemistryDoc Месяц назад

    Preparing for my second semester exams in 4 days. Great video

  • @medievalmusiclover
    @medievalmusiclover 6 лет назад +2

    Another great explanation! Excellent.

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    @manavaggarwal3944 2 года назад +1

    very nice video and content has been explainrd very beautifully

  • @aniruddhvasishta8334
    @aniruddhvasishta8334 7 лет назад

    I see a lot of comments asking what if the ellipse is tall and skinny (or if a and b are switched). It's really the same thing if you think about it; it's just a 90-degree rotation of the one shown in the video. I think a and b would just be switched in the formulas (I'm not sure though).

  • @alkalinedogie
    @alkalinedogie 12 лет назад +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Very helpful thanks man.

  • @dariawicgs5254
    @dariawicgs5254 4 года назад +2

    isn't the last scene's left focus'coordinate be(-1-√5,-2)???if I'm wrong,please correct me...

  • @laurencrom
    @laurencrom 12 лет назад +1

    Hi Kentaro!

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    @lphuff 14 лет назад +1

    I'm a teacher and I am very interested in what program you are using to make this video. I thank you in advance.

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    @wasabiclown 12 лет назад +1

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    @skyrex98 10 лет назад +4

    I HEARD A DOG IN THE BACK GROUND O.O at 8:12

  • @Xx0Mystic0xX
    @Xx0Mystic0xX 14 лет назад +1

    Thx alot! BTW Is a vertical shaped ellipse different? How would you find the coordinates of the foci of that?

  • @raxtar107
    @raxtar107 14 лет назад +1

    thanks.. this really helps!!!!!!!

  • @magnusjensson8199
    @magnusjensson8199 7 месяцев назад

    Hihi, great thanks. I have a question: Can I find a Foci if I only have major axis and one point on the ellipse.

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    thx..... very happy with this

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    That was great. Thank you!

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  • @lkrauss100
    @lkrauss100 13 лет назад

    I think you're wrong when you say a>b means that it's horizontal. it's horizontal if the x value is over the a value, and not the y value

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    @MrLolza69 11 лет назад +1

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  • @Benjikj
    @Benjikj 13 лет назад

    can you do a video on the proof of the Focal/Optical Property for ellipses, thanks

  • @ThomasGiles
    @ThomasGiles 11 лет назад

    In the example, a is actually 3, and b is actually 2. Right? Also, would be nice to prove f=2a, as someone else has suggested.

  • @abdouamaadour5451
    @abdouamaadour5451 10 лет назад +13

    But why does d1 + d2 = constant at the first place ?

    • @chintu844
      @chintu844 7 лет назад +5

      abdou amaadour its a property of ellipse. just like radius of circle is always constant for every point on the circle

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      @nabeeghahmed8530 5 лет назад +1

      Why are you what you are?

    • @abhayshankar8762
      @abhayshankar8762 5 лет назад

      Definition of ellipse.

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    @johnpatrickalconescorpuz3111 4 года назад

    Ty

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    @arshisid47 8 лет назад +2

    Wonderulllll.

  • @Xavier-fk7wm
    @Xavier-fk7wm 3 года назад

    You should post an example with meters not invisible numbers it difficult to understand.

  • @theaceplaysxd
    @theaceplaysxd 6 лет назад +1

    what software is he using to draw this stuff?

  • @rajyalakshimi411
    @rajyalakshimi411 11 лет назад +1

    What if they give me the co-vertices and the foci and ask to write the standard equation?

  • @andyverajr2170
    @andyverajr2170 12 лет назад +1

    why is the center (1,-2) ?????

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    @drzokoenfacebookpage8626 3 года назад

    Good

  • @joshlete
    @joshlete 14 лет назад

    Is "a" always the semi major radius, for example if you switch the denominators 9 and 4(vertical ellipse), would "a" still be 3 or would it be 2?

  • @qwertyuiopasdfhjk100
    @qwertyuiopasdfhjk100 9 лет назад

    What about ellipses that have a y orientation? When b is greater than a. Do we still use f equals the square root of a^2 - b^2???

    • @roguefox4308
      @roguefox4308 8 лет назад +1

      +Edward Sim Hope this isn't too late being 5 months ago haha. But you would then switch A and B since your Triangle is not in a different orientation.

    • @MuDasirYasen
      @MuDasirYasen 6 лет назад

      Caleb Marcum 👍

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    @chotramnauthprabhu7538 3 года назад

    Thank uuuuuu

  • @maddiexmcg
    @maddiexmcg 14 лет назад +1

    honestly how many more times can you say d1 + d2 = 2a

  • @yeowool3358
    @yeowool3358 8 лет назад +25

    And then everything clicks…

    • @jackgogvail2565
      @jackgogvail2565 7 лет назад

      Yeo Wool don't you just love that

    • @ahmadzaka9885
      @ahmadzaka9885 5 лет назад

      I swear. I've got a major exam in 7 days and I've been trying to get my head around conics for the last 3 days and now I watch this and it all seems so easy.

  • @kamlakarchaudhari9800
    @kamlakarchaudhari9800 5 лет назад +1

    It's good but I can't understand the concept of foci

  • @abhijitroy3854
    @abhijitroy3854 3 года назад

    Why ellipse has two focus?

  • @rupalibatta3075
    @rupalibatta3075 7 лет назад +1

    At 5:57 he says the minor radius is a. Isn't a the major radius?

  • @danielmcmullan1001
    @danielmcmullan1001 4 года назад

    Don't lose focuses!

  • @ClintonFD
    @ClintonFD 9 лет назад +3

    wow

  • @ItsNeuroscience
    @ItsNeuroscience 14 лет назад

    I don't understand, why do you have to say "(one plus the square root of 5, -2)"? When finding the vertices(of the major axis), shouldn't you just be able to count, in this case, plus or minus two along the x-axis from the center of the ellipse? Thus, making the vertices of this ellipse (3, -2) & (-1, -2)? Why the square root of 5? Why add the foci if it just represents a point of focus for each parabola???

  • @umaerabdullah1036
    @umaerabdullah1036 8 лет назад +5

    what's the proof of d1 + d2 = 2a.. please explain

    • @Nobody-Nowhere-Nothing
      @Nobody-Nowhere-Nothing 8 лет назад +1

      He made a video about it, check the conic sections playlist

    • @wohoomaster9068
      @wohoomaster9068 7 лет назад

      Could you please tell us the title? Or pass a link?

    • @LukeSumIpsePatremTe
      @LukeSumIpsePatremTe 7 лет назад +1

      It's in this very same video ruclips.net/video/QR2vxfwiHAU/видео.html
      From the definition of an ellipse: the sum of distances from focii (focuses) is a *constant.* Then we pick a point from an ellipse, that is also on a major axis. Hence the sum of distances from foci, is the length of a major axis. And since *a* is half of major axis, the distance is *2a.* Since the sum of distances from foci to any point on ellipse is a constant, and we know that distance in on special case (when we pick a point that's on a major axis), then we know that what ever d1 and d2 are, the sum d1 + d2 = 2a.

  • @anilkumarsharma8901
    @anilkumarsharma8901 2 года назад

    show graph of everything in ellipse so we find out actual position of foci ???

  • @VirgoINFP
    @VirgoINFP 9 лет назад

    Are the foci always symmetrical?

    • @MajSigmaE
      @MajSigmaE 9 лет назад +2

      Sally Chan compared to the center, yes.

  • @drettlinking
    @drettlinking 4 года назад

    G+H is the same as G+H

  • @jhonma1
    @jhonma1 15 лет назад

    Thanks for the explanation

  • @821marko
    @821marko 6 лет назад

    A thought that occurred to me was that the foci specific to an ellipse are actually the radius of the circle that would be formed were that ellipse shrunk back to a circle...the circumference of an ellipse were it re-formed back to a circle would have the same circumference as the ellipse and one of those foci is telling you the radius of the circle specific to that ellipse...I suppose this is well covered ground in more advanced properties of ellipses, but I have been out of school for so long seeing your videos has helped greatly in many subjects like biology and physics etc......again I thanks and happy New Year !

  • @kemalyanmaz3080
    @kemalyanmaz3080 6 лет назад

    İn 13.05 √5 is equal to 2.23 and focus (3.23,-2) but this point is not in the elips

  • @TheSpyker123
    @TheSpyker123 13 лет назад

    Sal what do you get out of this? I mean superman gets lois lane batman gets a cool car what do you get for saving millions of children's futures

  • @lucasmez
    @lucasmez 11 лет назад +2

    lol...back when youtube used the stars

  • @kuulgangster
    @kuulgangster 11 лет назад

    This video doesn't quite explain how the equation F1 + F2 = 2a. Could anyone help me with that?

  • @wasibeg6205
    @wasibeg6205 3 года назад

    I am here in sep 2021

  • @ompmega
    @ompmega 12 лет назад +1

    My teacher sent me here

  • @ReenasCookeryBook
    @ReenasCookeryBook 5 лет назад +3

    This comment section is as old as time.

  • @k1tozen668
    @k1tozen668 5 лет назад

    no sound

  • @rajeshraut2955
    @rajeshraut2955 5 лет назад

    Is f is half of a

  • @angcientrock
    @angcientrock 11 лет назад +1

    yeah you should >:(((( jkjkjkjk

  • @Soumyayoutube
    @Soumyayoutube 6 лет назад

    How is d1+d2=2a?

    • @deathball2331
      @deathball2331 5 лет назад +1

      Soumya Negi the mathematical property of an ellipse is that the sum of d1 and d2 will always equal the major axis, and since a is half of the major axis, the distance will be 2a

    • @Soumyayoutube
      @Soumyayoutube 5 лет назад

      @@deathball2331 thanku 😀

  • @roarhorn2520
    @roarhorn2520 5 лет назад

    how can you get the value of "d" instead of not knowing any information about focus? IS there any defined structure for this? I am too much confused rather than being helped.

  • @MilitantBlackGuy1
    @MilitantBlackGuy1 13 лет назад

    Fosi sounds wierd, I pronounce it Foki, afterall you don't say fosus in singular form. Great vid though..

  • @MrDevilboy1996
    @MrDevilboy1996 12 лет назад

    the 7 people who disliked this are teachers that don't know how to teach :D

  • @SgtCustard
    @SgtCustard 14 лет назад

    Well you didn't prove that the sum is true for any point on the ellipse though...