SOLUTION: Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is (5,-3)that has a vertex at (13,-3) and a minor axis of length 10.

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Question 38782: Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is (5,-3)that has a vertex at (13,-3) and a minor axis of length 10.
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Standard form: %28%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%29%2B%28%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%29+=+1
We it is horizontal because b is five units and the vertex is eight unit long, so a is eight.
%28%28x-5%29%5E2%2F64%29%2B%28%28y%2B3%29%5E2%2F25%29+=+1