SOLUTION: Hi can I please have some help with this: How long is the minor axis for the ellipse shown below? (x+4)^2/100+(y-1)^2/144=1 A.10 B.8 C.20 D.5 I'm pretty sure it's 5 I just w

Question 1100417: Hi can I please have some help with this: How long is the minor axis for the ellipse shown below? (x+4)^2/100+(y-1)^2/144=1
A.10
B.8
C.20
D.5
I'm pretty sure it's 5 I just want to make sure and if it's not can someone explain? Thank you!
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The semi-minor axis length is the sqrt of the smaller denominator, which would be 10. The minor axis length is 20
C.
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