SOLUTION: The equation 5x^2+4y^2=180 represents which conic section? Circle, ellipse, hyperbola or parabola?

Question 742882: The equation 5x^2+4y^2=180 represents which conic section? Circle, ellipse, hyperbola or parabola?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation 5x^2+4y^2=180 represents which conic section? Circle, ellipse, hyperbola or parabola?
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Since the coefficients of x^2 and of y^2 are positive,
but not equal, it is an ellipse.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

......it's an ellipse with center at (,), foci at (,) and (,), semi-minor axis length , semi-major axis length , and vertices at (,) and (,)

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