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Technical Drawing Paper 1,Nov/Dec. 2008  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 Main
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Question 2

The two sides of the rectangle below represents the major and minor axes of an ellipse respectively.
(i) Using rectangular methods construct the ellipse;
(ii) Construct a tangent to the ellipse at a point 20mm vertically above the major axis and on the right of the minor axis.

 



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OBSERVATION

This is a question requiring candidates to construct an ellipse using the rectangle provided.  It required the drawing of major and minor axes; division of major and minor axes into a number of points; location of focal points; and joining points to make the required ellipse.

The required solution is shown below.  Majority of the candidates attempted the question and some candidates performed very well. The expected solution is shown below

 

 

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