document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527771>Question 527771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> major axis 20 units long and parallel to y-axis minor axis 6 units long center at (4,2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for ellipse with vertical major axis: (x-h)^2/b^2+(y-k)^2/a^2, a>b, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given ellipse:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center: (4,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of vertical major axis=20=2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of minor axis=6=2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given ellipse: (x-4)^2/9+(y-2)^2/100=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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