SOLUTION: Write an equation for the ellipse with endpoints of the major axis at ( 7,1) and ( -7,1) and end points of the minor axis at ( 0,5) and ( 0, -3).
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Question 318266: Write an equation for the ellipse with endpoints of the major axis at ( 7,1) and ( -7,1) and end points of the minor axis at ( 0,5) and ( 0, -3).
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The graph of the equation:
^2}{a^2}\ +\ \frac{(y\,-\,k)^2}{b^2}\ =\ 1)
Is an ellipse centered at )
. Presuming 
, then 
is the measure of the semi-major axis and 
is the measure of the semi-minor axis.
Your center is at )
, major axis 14, and minor axis 8
So:
^2}{16}\ =\ 1)
John
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