SOLUTION: Find an equation of the ellipse that has center (-2,5) , a minor axis of length 10 , and a vertex at (9,5) .

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Question 1137157: Find an equation of the ellipse that has center (-2,5)
, a minor axis of length 10
, and a vertex at (9,5)
.

Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Find an equation of the ellipse that has

-a center (,)->,
-a minor axis of length->->
-and a vertex at (,)

.....plug in ,, and



a vertex at (,), use it to find









Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

            To solve this problem,  the correct logical chain of arguments should be build  (and presented)  in a right way.

            I do not see this correct logical chain in the solution of the other tutor,  so I came to present here this logical chain

            and the solution  as it should be.


(1)  Since the center and the vertex have the same y-coordinates  y= 5, it means that the corresponding semi-axis is horizontal 

     and has the length of  9 - (-2) = 9 + 2 = 11 units.

     Thus we have horizontal semi-axis of 11 units long.



(2)  Now, the minor semi-axis is   = 5 units long, as it follows from the given part.

     Since this length is different from 11 units, it means that the minor semi-axis is vertical, parallel to y-axis.


     It also means that 11-unit semi-axis is the major-semi-axis.

     

(3)  Now we have the full information, geometrically describing the given ellipse and, hence, we are ready to write the equation


          +  = 1,    or,  equivalently,


          +  = 1.


     It is your final answer.

Solved.

Now you have not only right equation, but the full and correct logical chain of arguments which leads to the equation.



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