document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439714>Question 439714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the co-ordinates of the vertices and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "foci and length of the latus rectum of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ellipse 9x2 + 25y2 = 225. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #303932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=303932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dividing both sides by 225 we get:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%2815%2F3%29%5E2%2By%5E2%2F%2815%2F5%29%5E2=225%2F225 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%2815%2F3%29%5E2%2By%5E2%2F%2815%2F5%29%5E2=225%2F225\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplifying we get:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F5%5E2%2By%5E2%2F3%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F5%5E2%2By%5E2%2F3%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which represent the equation of an   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ellipse centered at (0, 0).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The coordinates of the vertices are:(5, 0), (-5, 0) and coordinates of the foci\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "are:( <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2%2Ba%5E2-b%5E2=25-9=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2%2Ba%5E2-b%5E2=25-9=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => c=+or-4.), (4, 0) and (-4, 0).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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