SOLUTION: what is the major axis for x^2/5^2+y^2/9^2=1

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Question 705776: what is the major axis for x^2/5^2+y^2/9^2=1
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x%5E2%2F5%5E2%2By%5E2%2F9%5E2=1
This is the equation of an ellipse whose center is at the origin. Since the denominator under the y%5E2 is greater than the denominator under the x%5E2, this ellipse has a vertical major axis. The vertical line through the center of the ellipse, the origin, is the y-axis whose equation is x=0.