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M03: Ellipse Drawing Board

 

Purpose: To demonstrate the basic method of drawing an ellipse

Description:

 

A board with two nails and a circle of string.

The nails can be easily removed to place a new sheet of paper on the board before each drawing.

make the string taught with a pencil and draw a perfect ellipse explaining that the nails are at the focii of the particular ellipse.

Equipment List: Storage Location: CHEMP 130A

 

Ellipse drawing board D3.2

References:

Manual: None   Setup Notes: M03 PIRA #: 1L20.45
Manufacturer(s): VT Other school's Demonstration web pages

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