SOLUTION: sketch the ellipse (x-3)^2/25 + (y+2)^2/16 = 1

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Question 726662: sketch the ellipse (x-3)^2/25 + (y+2)^2/16 = 1

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The center is (3, -2)

The major axis is 2*sqrt(25) = 10 units long (the semi-major axis is 10/2 = 5 units long)

The minor axis is 2*sqrt(16) = 8 units long (the semi-minor axis is 8/2 = 4 units long)

The graph would look like this


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