Drawing an Ellipse Using the Ellipse Tool

1.

Open Algebra View and Graphics View under  View in  Menu.

2.

Click on the Ellipse  tool.

3.

Click on two points on the Graphics View. These will be the focal points.

4.

Decide on the size of the ellipse by moving the cursor towards or away from the focal points. Left-click when you have determined the size of the ellipse you want. Click on the ellipse to find the center.

5.

If you wish to know where the center is, you can use the tool Midpoint or Center . You can find it in the second button on the toolbar and the fifth tool in the tool list.

The ellipse will now appear in Graphics View. The equation of the ellipse will appear in a row in Algebra View as well.