Which of the following statements about an ellipse is not true?
A. The focus of an ellipse is always located precisely at the center of the ellipse.
B. A circle is considered to be a special type of ellipse.
C. The semimajor axis of an ellipse is half the length of the longest line that you can draw across an ellipse.
D. An ellipse with a large eccentricity looks much more elongated (stretched out) than an ellipse with a small eccentricity.
Answer:A
Which of the following statements about an ellipse is not true?
A. The focus of an ellipse is always located precisely at the center of the ellipse. B. A circle is considered to be a special type of ellipse. C. The semimajor axis of an ellipse is half the length of the longest line that you can draw across an ellipse. D. An ellipse with a large eccentricity looks much more elongated (stretched out) than an ellipse with a small eccentricity.