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Ok.
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what are the length of the major and minor axes for the ellipse?
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student
not too sure
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volunteer
Ok.
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volunteer
So the ellipse in standard form is x^2/2^2 + y^2/5^2 = 1
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volunteer
So. the ellipse runs from -2 to 2 on the x axis. And -5 to 5 on the y-axis.
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Does that make sense?
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student
how did you get there
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student
to the standard form
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student
divide 100 on both sides
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volunteer
Right. Give me a couple more minutes please.
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student
ok
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volunteer
All right. This is going to be similar to the last problem. Put on your thinking cap!
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volunteer
So. We can picture triangles just like the squares we had last time.
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volunteer
And you are right that area is (1/2)bh.
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volunteer
We actually know that each base of the triangles is exactly 2y.
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Do you see that?
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Think of the largest triangle at the center if that helps.
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Jamie, are you there?
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student
yea
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student
sorry i went to the bathroom
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volunteer
Let me take a break also for a couple of minutes, ok?
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student
sure
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I'm back
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student
ok
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volunteer
So. We've got all these isocelles right triangles that have a base of 2y, does that make sense?
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student
yes
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volunteer
Good. So we want to get the area of a representative triangle and then integrate over each thin slice, dx.
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volunteer
Now. We need to formulate the area of a representative triangle.
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Let's call the each leg length b.
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Then, by the Pythagorean Theorem b^2 + b^2 = (2y)^2
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student
wait isnt b the base ie the hypotenuse
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Think of these triangles coming to a point at the top wthe base being the hypotenuse.
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We can use another variable if that confuses you.
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student
yes please
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Ok. Remember that each triangle has a base (which is the hypotenuse) and two congruent legs, let's call them s for sides.
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student
ok
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volunteer
Then for each triangle, (2y)^2 = s^2 + s^2
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By the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Tell me if that makes sense.
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student
ok
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student
makes sense
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volunteer
Good.
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So 4y^2 = 2s^2
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and s^2 = 2y^2
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volunteer
Right?
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student
yea
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But the area of a triangle is (1/2)(s)(s) = (1/2)s^2 = y^2
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Ask questions if it is not clear.
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student
that last part didnt make sense
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glad you stopped me
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So. We are visualizing all these very thin triangles with bases lying on the floor which is shaped like an ellipse.
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student
ok
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We know that the hypotenuse of each of these triangles can be represented as 2y.
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student
ok
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volunteer
Good.
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Now each of these triangles happens to be isoceles right
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So. We want know what the side are.
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The Pythagorean Theorem says that (2y)^2 = s^2 + s^2 for each of these triangles.
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student
ok
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They have congruent sides
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4y^2 = 2s^2 simplifiying.
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student
ok
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s^2 = 2y^2 further simplifying.
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student
ok
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volunteer
But notice that if we multiply each side of this equatio by 1/2, we have the area of a representative triangle
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volunteer
Do you see this? It's okay if you don't
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student
no i don't
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volunteer
Glad you stopped me
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I think you followed to the point where we said s^2 = 2y^2. Correct?
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student
yes
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But the area of a representative triangle is (1/2)(bh) = (1/2)(s)(s) = (1/2)s^2 = y^2.
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student
oh so the height isnt like what i had in the drawing
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student
on the board
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student
its s?
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volunteer
s is the leg of the triangle.
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h is not involved in the calculation.
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You have the two congruent sides - each is s
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student
is bh=ss?
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(1/2)(bh) = (1/2)(s)(s) = (1/2)s^2
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We are not using the h you have marked on your triangle.
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We are using the legs of a isosoles triange.
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We are kind of going around in circles
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student
ok
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Please ask me some question.
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s
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student
why the legs for b and h
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student
and not the general height
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Please draw me an isoceles right triangle on the board.
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student
this?
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volunteer
Yup!
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Now label each side s
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volunteer
Great!
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Now calculate the area of that triangle, please
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The base is s and the height is s
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So what is the area?
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student
ohh ok
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volunteer
What is the area if the base is s and the height is s?
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volunteer
Right. (1/2)s^2
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But since s^2 = 2y^2, (1/2)s^2 = y^2, the area of our representative triangle.
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