document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515162>Question 515162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how long is the major axis of the ellipse that is defined by the eqation given below?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)^2 over (9)^2 + (y+8)^2 over (11)^2 =1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-4)^2 over (9)^2 + (y+8)^2 over (11)^2 =1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-4)^2/9^2+(y+8)^2/(11)^2=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of an ellipse with vertical major axis of the standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-h)^2/b^2+(y-k)^2/a^2=1, a>b, with (h,k) being the center of the ellipse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=11^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of vertical major axis=2a=22 </SPAN>\n" );
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