Nowadays many people like to usegeometric sketchpadHow to draw an ellipse? Today, the editor will show you how to draw an ellipse with a geometric sketchpad. Let’s take a look.
1.Construct line segments and midpoints. Select the "Line Tool" and draw a line segmentAB, select the "Construction" - "Midpoint" command to draw a line segmentABmidpoint ofC.
2.Construct a circle. Select points one by oneC,pointA, select the "Construction" - "Draw a circle with the center of the circle and points on the circumference" command to draw a circle with pointsCis the point through which the center of the circle passesAcircleC.
3.Construct vertical lines and intersection points. Select the "Point Tool" and make a point anywhere on the circleD, selected pointDand line segmentsAB, select the "Construction" - "Perpendicular Line" command to draw the line segmentABThe perpendicular line of , and the line segmentABThe intersection point isE.
4.Hide circles and lines. Select circleCand straight lineDE, select the "Display" - "Hide Path Object" command to hide the circleCand straight lineDE.
5.Construct line segments and midpoints. Select the "Line Segment Tool" and draw a line segmentDE. Select the "Construction" - "Midpoint" command to draw a line segmentDEmidpoint ofF.
6.Draw an ellipse. Select points one by oneD,pointF, select the "Construction" - "Trajectory" command to draw an ellipse. As shown below.
7.Hidden points and line segments. selected pointD,pointE,pointF, line segmentDE, select the "Show"-"Hide Object" command, and the ellipse drawing is completed.
The above is the method that the editor brings to you to draw an ellipse with a geometric sketchpad. If you are interested, please go and try it.