Maths Question help

If I am told to draw
4Y^2+X^2=1

How do I go about it, I can see it is centered on the origin but how do I draw it explain your method Thank you

Reply 1

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Original post by chem@uni

If I am told to draw
4Y^2+X^2=1

How do I go about it, I can see it is centered on the origin but how do I draw it explain your method Thank you

I'd rearrage it to get y=.. then just sub in values of x to get y. From that you can draw it. :smile:

Reply 2

Louis_Berk

I'd either create a table of values (maybe from -5 to 5) and then plot from that.
Or you could rearrange for Y, but you will probably get a square root. It depends on the marks being awarded I guess..

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Reply 3

Jai Sandhu

Original post by chem@uni

If I am told to draw
4Y^2+X^2=1

How do I go about it, I can see it is centred on the origin but how do I draw it explain your method Thank you

Find the turning points if any, then check for intersections and also find asymptotes. Subbing in values is a last resort, there are better and cleaner ways.

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Reply 4

chem@uni

Original post by Jai Sandhu

Find the turning points if any, then check for intersections and also find asymptotes. Subbing in values is a last resort, there are better and cleaner ways.