Question 748181: Write an equation of an ellipse with the given characteristics.
Center (0,0), vertical major axis of length 12, minor axis of length 4 Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, ikleyn:Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source):
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Write an equation of an ellipse with the given characteristics.
Center (0,0), vertical major axis of length 12, minor axis of length 4
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The major semi-axis is vertical of the length of 12/2 = 6.
The minor semi-axis is horizontal of the length of 4/2 = 2.
The standard equation of the ellipse is
+ = 1.
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