Ellipse, Hyperbola – Turning Technologies ExamView User Manual
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Ellipse
1
Insert a Cartesian graph into a question, answer, matching
group, rationale, feedback, or narrative.
To edit an existing graph, double-click the graph or click
Format from the menu bar and select Format Graph.
2
Click the Functions tab, select Ellipse from the drop-down
menu and click New.
3
Select an ellipse type. The ellipse can be centered on the
origin or on an arbitrary point.
4
Select a relation from the drop-down menu: equals, less
than, less than or equal to, greater than; or greater than or
equal to.
The relation determines the line style for the ellipse as well
as whether the area inside or outside the ellipse is shaded.
5
Enter values for a (semimajor axis) and b (semiminor axis).
6
Enter values for h and k (the center) if the ellipse is not
centered on the origin.
7
Optionally, to display the ellipse only if a certain condition is met, enter the condition in the field following Display
ellipse (only if ).
8
To change the drawing style for the ellipse, click the Pattern drop-down menu .
9
To change the color of the ellipse, click the Color drop-down menu .
10
To change the style for the shaded region, click the Shading drop-down menu . If the relation is ”r;=”, the shading style
is not used.
11
Click Apply to view your changes in the editing window or click OK to record your changes and close the New Ellipse
window.
Hyperbola
1
Insert a Cartesian graph into a question, answer, matching
group, rationale, feedback, or narrative.To edit an existing
graph, double-click the graph or click Format from the
menu bar and select Format Graph.
2
Click the Functions tab, select Hyperbola from the drop-
down menu and click New.
3
Select a hyperbola type. The hyperbola can be open
horizontally or vertically, and centered on the origin or on an
arbitrary point.
4
Select a relation from the drop-down menu: equals, less
than, less than or equal to, greater than; or greater than or
equal to.
The relation determines the line style for the hyperbola as
well as whether the area inside or outside the curves is
shaded.
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