A whispering gallery is a room in the shape of an elliptic reflector. If a source of sound is placed at
one focal point of an elliptic reflector, the sound is reflected through the other focal point. If one
person speaks at one focal point, then another person at the other can hear sounds as faint as a
whisper. If the whispering gallery is based on the ellipse x2
25 + y2
9 = 1, how many units from the
center of the ellipse would the two people stand?
The area of a rectangular rug is 140 square feet and its perimeter is 48 feet. Find the dimensions of
the rug.
Find the distance between the two points.
Solve the system of equations.
16x2 – 16y2 = 256
16x2 + 9y2 = 144
x2 + y2 = 29
x2 – y2 = -21
(2, 5), (5, 2), (-2, -5), (-5, -2)
(2, 5), (-2, 5), (2, -5), (-2, -5)
Provide an appropriate response.
If a hyperbola opens left and right and the vertices of the fundamental rectangle are (3, 6), (3, –6), (–
3, 6) and (–3, –6), what is the equation of the hyperbola?
The coordinates of the endpoints of a diameter are given. Find the equation of the circle.
x + 7
2
2+y + 5
2
2=125
2
Graph using a graphing calculator.