SOLUTION: Find the equation the ellipse with a length of major axis 6, minor axis 4 and the foci on x axis

Question 1090346: Find the equation the ellipse with a length of major axis 6, minor axis 4
and the foci on x axis
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The equation the ellipse
centered at the origin,
with a length of major axis 6, minor axis 4,
and the foci on x axis is
or .

If both foci are on the x-axis,
the center and the major axis of the ellipse are on the x-axis.
The equation of an ellipse centered at the origin,
with major axis along the x-axis is
,
where = semi-major axis,
and = semi-minor axis.
In this case,
and .

If the center was at a point with (h,0) on the x-axis,
the equation would be
or .

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