document.write( "Question 421977: Choose the equation that best represents the ellipse with center (–5, –2), horizontal major axis of length 6, and minor axis of length 4. \r
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document.write( " Standard Form of an Equation of an Ellipse is 
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document.write( "where Pt(h,k) is the center and a and b  are the respective distances the vertices are from center.\r
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