Write the equation of the ellipse with center (1, -4), a = 7, b = 5 and a horizontal major axis

((x - 1)^2)/(49) + ((y + 4)^2)/(25) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (-2, -3), a = 4, b = 2 and a horizontal major axis

((x + 2)^2)/(16) + ((y + 3)^2)/(4) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (4, -2), a = 6, b = 2 and a vertical major axis

((x - 4)^2)/(4) + ((y + 2)^2)/(36) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (-2, 4), a = 6, b = 4 and a vertical major axis

((x + 2)^2)/(16) + ((y - 4)^2)/(36) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (-2, 3), a = 7, b = 5 and a horizontal major axis

((x + 2)^2)/(49) + ((y - 3)^2)/(25) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (-3, -1), a = 4, b = 2 and a vertical major axis

((x + 3)^2)/(4) + ((y + 1)^2)/(16) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (1, 3), a = 6, b = 5 and a horizontal major axis

((x - 1)^2)/(36) + ((y - 3)^2)/(25) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (2, -1), a = 5, b = 2 and a horizontal major axis

((x - 2)^2)/(25) + ((y + 1)^2)/(4) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with center (-1, 2), a = 7, b = 6 and a vertical major axis

((x + 1)^2)/(36) + ((y - 2)^2)/(49) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (-10, 1) and (4, 1) and foci (-6, 1) and (0, 1)

((x + 3)^2)/(49) + ((y - 1)^2)/(40) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (1, -3) and (7, -3) and foci (2, -3) and (6, -3)

((x - 4)^2)/(9) + ((y + 3)^2)/(5) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (-4, -3) and (2, -3) and foci (-3, -3) and (1, -3)

((x + 1)^2)/(9) + ((y + 3)^2)/(5) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (2, 6) and (6, 6) and foci (3, 6) and (5, 6)

((x - 4)^2)/(4) + ((y - 6)^2)/(3) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (-12, 2) and (4, 2) and foci (-5, 2) and (-3, 2)

((x + 4)^2)/(64) + ((y - 2)^2)/(63) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (1, -3) and (1, 5) and foci (1, 0) and (1, 2)

((x - 1)^2)/(15) + ((y - 1)^2)/(16) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices (-2, -1) and (-2, 7) and foci (-2, 1) and (-2, 5)

((x + 2)^2)/(12) + ((y - 3)^2)/(16) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with major axis from (6, 2) to (6, -10) and minor axis from (11, -4) to (1, -4)

((x - 6)^2)/(25) + ((y + 4)^2)/(36) = 1

Write the equation of the ellipse with foci (1 + 2sqrt(2)2, 3/2) and (1 - 2sqrt(2)2, 3/2) and co-vertices (1/2, 11/2) and (1/2, -5/2)

(x - 1/2)^218 + (y - 3/2)^216 = 1

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Equations of ellipses worksheet for Algebra 2

Two squared parentheses over two squared numbers, added, equal to one. The center goes in with the opposite sign, as it does for a circle.

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Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets Name Equations of Ellipses Date Period Write each equation. Write an ellipse from its center Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, - 4)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(0, 0)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, - 3)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(4, - 2)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 4)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 4$ and a vertical major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 3)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 3, - 1)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, 3)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(2, - 1)$ , $a = 5$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 1, 2)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 6$ and a vertical major axis Write an ellipse from vertices and foci Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 10, 1)$ and $(4, 1)$ and foci $(- 6, 1)$ and $(0, 1)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 6, 0)$ and $(- 2, 0)$ and foci $(- 5, 0)$ and $(- 3, 0)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(7, - 3)$ and foci $(2, - 3)$ and $(6, - 3)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 4, - 3)$ and $(2, - 3)$ and foci $(- 3, - 3)$ and $(1, - 3)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(2, 6)$ and $(6, 6)$ and foci $(3, 6)$ and $(5, 6)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 12, 2)$ and $(4, 2)$ and foci $(- 5, 2)$ and $(- 3, 2)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 3, 0)$ and $(7, 0)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(3, 0)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(1, 5)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(1, 2)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 2, - 1)$ and $(- 2, 7)$ and foci $(- 2, 1)$ and $(- 2, 5)$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(0, - 6)$ and $(0, 0)$ and foci $(0, - 4)$ and $(0, - 2)$ Free math worksheets at sigmaprep.io/worksheets© 2026 Sigma Prep

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Name

Equations of Ellipses

Date Period

Write each equation.

Write an ellipse from its center
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, - 4)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(0, 0)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, - 3)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(4, - 2)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 4)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 4$ and a vertical major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 3)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 3, - 1)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, 3)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(2, - 1)$ , $a = 5$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 1, 2)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 6$ and a vertical major axis

Write an ellipse from vertices and foci
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 10, 1)$ and $(4, 1)$ and foci $(- 6, 1)$ and $(0, 1)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 6, 0)$ and $(- 2, 0)$ and foci $(- 5, 0)$ and $(- 3, 0)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(7, - 3)$ and foci $(2, - 3)$ and $(6, - 3)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 4, - 3)$ and $(2, - 3)$ and foci $(- 3, - 3)$ and $(1, - 3)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(2, 6)$ and $(6, 6)$ and foci $(3, 6)$ and $(5, 6)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 12, 2)$ and $(4, 2)$ and foci $(- 5, 2)$ and $(- 3, 2)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 3, 0)$ and $(7, 0)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(3, 0)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(1, 5)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(1, 2)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 2, - 1)$ and $(- 2, 7)$ and foci $(- 2, 1)$ and $(- 2, 5)$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(0, - 6)$ and $(0, 0)$ and foci $(0, - 4)$ and $(0, - 2)$



Sigma Prep · sigmaprep.io/worksheets Name Equations of EllipsesAnswer keyVersion 1 Date Period Write each equation. Write an ellipse from its center Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, - 4)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x - 1)}^{2}}{49} + \frac{{(y + 4)}^{2}}{25} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(0, 0)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{x^{2}}{4} + \frac{y^{2}}{16} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, - 3)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{16} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{4} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(4, - 2)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x - 4)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y + 2)}^{2}}{36} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 4)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 4$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{16} + \frac{{(y - 4)}^{2}}{36} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 3)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{49} + \frac{{(y - 3)}^{2}}{25} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 3, - 1)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x + 3)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y + 1)}^{2}}{16} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, 3)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x - 1)}^{2}}{36} + \frac{{(y - 3)}^{2}}{25} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(2, - 1)$ , $a = 5$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x - 2)}^{2}}{25} + \frac{{(y + 1)}^{2}}{4} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 1, 2)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 6$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x + 1)}^{2}}{36} + \frac{{(y - 2)}^{2}}{49} = 1$ Write an ellipse from vertices and foci Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 10, 1)$ and $(4, 1)$ and foci $(- 6, 1)$ and $(0, 1)$ $\frac{{(x + 3)}^{2}}{49} + \frac{{(y - 1)}^{2}}{40} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 6, 0)$ and $(- 2, 0)$ and foci $(- 5, 0)$ and $(- 3, 0)$ $\frac{{(x + 4)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{y^{2}}{3} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(7, - 3)$ and foci $(2, - 3)$ and $(6, - 3)$ $\frac{{(x - 4)}^{2}}{9} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{5} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 4, - 3)$ and $(2, - 3)$ and foci $(- 3, - 3)$ and $(1, - 3)$ $\frac{{(x + 1)}^{2}}{9} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{5} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(2, 6)$ and $(6, 6)$ and foci $(3, 6)$ and $(5, 6)$ $\frac{{(x - 4)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y - 6)}^{2}}{3} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 12, 2)$ and $(4, 2)$ and foci $(- 5, 2)$ and $(- 3, 2)$ $\frac{{(x + 4)}^{2}}{64} + \frac{{(y - 2)}^{2}}{63} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 3, 0)$ and $(7, 0)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(3, 0)$ $\frac{{(x - 2)}^{2}}{25} + \frac{y^{2}}{24} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(1, 5)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(1, 2)$ $\frac{{(x - 1)}^{2}}{15} + \frac{{(y - 1)}^{2}}{16} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 2, - 1)$ and $(- 2, 7)$ and foci $(- 2, 1)$ and $(- 2, 5)$ $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{12} + \frac{{(y - 3)}^{2}}{16} = 1$ Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(0, - 6)$ and $(0, 0)$ and foci $(0, - 4)$ and $(0, - 2)$ $\frac{x^{2}}{8} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{9} = 1$ Free math worksheets at sigmaprep.io/worksheets© 2026 Sigma Prep

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Name

Equations of EllipsesAnswer keyVersion 1

Date Period

Write each equation.

Write an ellipse from its center
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, - 4)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x - 1)}^{2}}{49} + \frac{{(y + 4)}^{2}}{25} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(0, 0)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{x^{2}}{4} + \frac{y^{2}}{16} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, - 3)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{16} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{4} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(4, - 2)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x - 4)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y + 2)}^{2}}{36} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 4)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 4$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{16} + \frac{{(y - 4)}^{2}}{36} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 2, 3)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{49} + \frac{{(y - 3)}^{2}}{25} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 3, - 1)$ , $a = 4$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x + 3)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y + 1)}^{2}}{16} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(1, 3)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 5$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x - 1)}^{2}}{36} + \frac{{(y - 3)}^{2}}{25} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(2, - 1)$ , $a = 5$ , $b = 2$ and a horizontal major axis $\frac{{(x - 2)}^{2}}{25} + \frac{{(y + 1)}^{2}}{4} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(- 1, 2)$ , $a = 7$ , $b = 6$ and a vertical major axis $\frac{{(x + 1)}^{2}}{36} + \frac{{(y - 2)}^{2}}{49} = 1$

Write an ellipse from vertices and foci
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 10, 1)$ and $(4, 1)$ and foci $(- 6, 1)$ and $(0, 1)$ $\frac{{(x + 3)}^{2}}{49} + \frac{{(y - 1)}^{2}}{40} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 6, 0)$ and $(- 2, 0)$ and foci $(- 5, 0)$ and $(- 3, 0)$ $\frac{{(x + 4)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{y^{2}}{3} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(7, - 3)$ and foci $(2, - 3)$ and $(6, - 3)$ $\frac{{(x - 4)}^{2}}{9} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{5} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 4, - 3)$ and $(2, - 3)$ and foci $(- 3, - 3)$ and $(1, - 3)$ $\frac{{(x + 1)}^{2}}{9} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{5} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(2, 6)$ and $(6, 6)$ and foci $(3, 6)$ and $(5, 6)$ $\frac{{(x - 4)}^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y - 6)}^{2}}{3} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 12, 2)$ and $(4, 2)$ and foci $(- 5, 2)$ and $(- 3, 2)$ $\frac{{(x + 4)}^{2}}{64} + \frac{{(y - 2)}^{2}}{63} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 3, 0)$ and $(7, 0)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(3, 0)$ $\frac{{(x - 2)}^{2}}{25} + \frac{y^{2}}{24} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(1, - 3)$ and $(1, 5)$ and foci $(1, 0)$ and $(1, 2)$ $\frac{{(x - 1)}^{2}}{15} + \frac{{(y - 1)}^{2}}{16} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 2, - 1)$ and $(- 2, 7)$ and foci $(- 2, 1)$ and $(- 2, 5)$ $\frac{{(x + 2)}^{2}}{12} + \frac{{(y - 3)}^{2}}{16} = 1$
Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(0, - 6)$ and $(0, 0)$ and foci $(0, - 4)$ and $(0, - 2)$ $\frac{x^{2}}{8} + \frac{{(y + 3)}^{2}}{9} = 1$

How to do these

Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(0, \pm 5)$ and foci $(0, \pm 4)$

The vertices are on the y-axis, so the ellipse is vertical and a = 5.
c = 4, so b² = a² - c² = 25 - 16 = 9.
The larger denominator goes under y².

The answer is $\frac{x^{2}}{9} + \frac{y^{2}}{25} = 1$ .

Where students go wrong

Putting a and b underneath without squaring them. a = 5 gives 25, not 5.

Also called standard form of an ellipse or ellipse equation.

What you can put on this worksheet

Write the equation of an ellipse: Write the equation of the ellipse with center $(0, 1)$ , $a = 6$ , $b = 2$ and a vertical major axis → $\frac{x^{2}}{4} + \frac{{(y - 1)}^{2}}{36} = 1$
An ellipse from its vertices and foci: Write the equation of the ellipse with vertices $(- 5, 1)$ and $(5, 1)$ and foci $(- 1, 1)$ and $(1, 1)$ → $\frac{x^{2}}{25} + \frac{{(y - 1)}^{2}}{24} = 1$
From foci, axis lengths, eccentricity or a graph: Write the equation of the ellipse with major axis from $(6, 2)$ to $(6, - 10)$ and minor axis from $(11, - 4)$ to $(1, - 4)$ → $\frac{{(x - 6)}^{2}}{25} + \frac{{(y + 4)}^{2}}{36} = 1$
Foci and co-vertices, a half-integer center: Write the equation of the ellipse with foci $(\frac{1 + 2 \sqrt{2}}{2}, \frac{3}{2})$ and $(\frac{1 - 2 \sqrt{2}}{2}, \frac{3}{2})$ and co-vertices $(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{11}{2})$ and $(\frac{1}{2}, - \frac{5}{2})$ → $\frac{{(x - \frac{1}{2})}^{2}}{18} + \frac{{(y - \frac{3}{2})}^{2}}{16} = 1$

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Putting a and b underneath without squaring them. a = 5 gives 25, not 5.

Equations of ellipses worksheet for Algebra 2

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