document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156855>Question 156855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i graph the circle, x^2 + 4y^2 =1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "That's an ellipse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To graph either, or any curve, you plot a number of points and then connect them with smooth lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the points, solve for one variable in terms of the other.  In this case:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(1 - 4y^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can use Excel to find any # of points, and to make the graph. </SPAN>\n" );
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