document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38068>Question 38068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we graph 9x^2 + 36y^2 =36, determine whether the minor axis would lie on the x-axis or y-axis and find its length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23567 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23567\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well we need to get this ellipse in proper form so we divide both sides by 36...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x^2 + 36y^2 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 / 4 + y^2 / 1 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The semi-minor axis is 1 (the square root of the number under the y), so the full minor axis is 2, and lies along the y-axis. </SPAN>\n" );
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