SOLUTION: An elliptical riding path is to be built on a rectangular piece of property, as shown below. A vertical ellipse is shown centered on the coordinate plane, surrounded by a recta

Question 1027924: An elliptical riding path is to be built on a rectangular piece of property, as shown below.
A vertical ellipse is shown centered on the coordinate plane, surrounded by a rectangle of equal length and width.
The rectangular piece of property measures 8 mi by 6 mi. Find an equation for the ellipse if the path is to touch the center of the property line on all 4 sides.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The major axis should be along the y-axis, with vertices (0,4) and (0,-4).
The minor axis should be along the x-axis, with co-vertices (-3,0) and (3,0).
==> The equation is .
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