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Elliptical Wing Worksheet

  1. State the lengths of the major and minor axes of the elliptical wing _______________.

     

     

  2. Use this information to write an equation of the ellipse (in standard form, assuming a center at {0,0}).

     

     

  3. Sketch the ellipse on x, y axes with the center of the ellipse at the origin. Label the coordinates of the extremities of the major axis (wing tips) and minor axis.

     

     

  4. How is the minor axis related to chord length? _____________________.

     

     

  5. Is the chord length constant? _____________________.

     

     

  6. What is the chord length 1 m from the ellipse's wing's center? ____________________.

    2.8 m from the center? ___________________.

    5 m from the center?___________.

     

     

  7. Using the chord length 2.8 m from the center, compute an aspect ratio. _____________.