Locus Construction of Ellipse

Locus Construction of Ellipse
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2012-05-15 09:47
This example demonstrates the construction of an ellipse as a locus. First, a circle is created, and a point A is taken on the circle. Another point F1 is taken inside the circle. A line segment is constructed through points A and F1, and its perpendicular bisector is constructed. Then, a line a is constructed through points A and F1, intersecting the perpendicular bisector at point B. Another line b is constructed through points B and F1, intersecting the circle at point P. Finally, the distance line segment is constructed between points F1 and P. As point P moves on the circle, the sum of distances from P to F1 and F2 remains constant, forming an ellipse locus. This example uses Circle, Point, Segment, LineBisector, Line, Intersect, Locus, Distance commands. Suitable for high school mathematics education and learning.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Circle(F2, B) → c
  2. Point(c) → A
  3. Segment(A, F1) → a
  4. LineBisector(a) → b
  5. Line(A, F2) → d
  6. Intersect(d, b) → P
  7. Locus(P, A) → loc1
  8. Segment(P, F2) → f
  9. Distance(F1, P) → distanceF1P
  10. Distance(F2, P) → distanceF2P
  11. Segment(F1, P) → e
  12. Distance(F1, P) → g