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lesson 7
1 hour

Curves from Geometry


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In this lesson, students are introduced to ellipses as sets of points such that each point 𝑃 satisfies the condition 𝑃𝐹 + 𝑃𝐺 = 𝑘, where points 𝐹 and 𝐺 are the foci of the ellipse and 𝑘 is a constant. The goal of this lesson is to connect these two representations.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Precalculus and Advanced Topics Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 7. Available from engageny.org/resource/precalculus-and-advanced-topics-module-3-topic-a-lesson-7; accessed 2015-05-29.
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