document.write( "Question 191554This question is from textbook Blitzer College Algebra an early funcitons approach
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document.write( "Connect them to show the major and minor axes\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch in the ellipse:\r\n" );
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document.write( "We can see that the ellipse has the standard form:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. (h,k) = the center \r\n" );
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document.write( "2. a = the distance from the center to either end of the \r\n" );
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document.write( "3. b = the distance from the center to either end of the \r\n" );
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document.write( "1. the center of the ellipse is (h,k) = (7,6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. a = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. b = 2\r\n" );
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