An ellipse can be drawn on a piece of poster board by fastening two ends of a

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An ellipse can be drawn on a piece of poster board by fastening two ends of a length of string with thumbtacks, pulling the string taut with a pencil, and tracing a curve, as shown in the figure. Why does this method work?image

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Intermediate Algebra

ISBN: 9780134895987

13th Edition

Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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