document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=726869>Question 726869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation 5x^2+4y^2=180 is a ellipse but why?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x^2+4y^2=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/36+y^2/45=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of an ellipse with vertical major axis and center at (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Standard form of equation for an ellipse with vertical major axis: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the center </SPAN>\n" );
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