2. A carpenter is cutting a 3 ft. by 4 ft. elliptical sign from a 3 ft. by 4 ft. piece of plywood. The ellipse will be drawn using a string attached to the board at the foci of the ellipse. a. How far from the ends of the board should the strings be attached? b. How long should the string be? 3 ft F2 F1 4 ft

2. A carpenter is cutting a 3 ft. by 4 ft. elliptical sign from a 3 ft. by 4 ft. piece of plywood. The ellipse will be drawn using a string attached to the board at the foci of the ellipse. a. How far from the ends of the board should the strings be attached? b. How long should the string be? 3 ft F2 F1 4 ft

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter7: Conic Sections

Section7.2: Ellipses

Problem 68E: Plywood Ellipse A carpenter wishes to construct an elliptical table top from a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of...

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