document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=726870>Question 726870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ellipse is tangent to the x- and y-axes and has its center at (4,-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation of the ellipse. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation of the ellipse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is an ellipse with vertical major axis:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form of equation: <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 center<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center: (4,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given ellipse:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-4%29%5E2%2F16%2B%28y%2B7%29%5E2%2F49=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-4%29%5E2%2F16%2B%28y%2B7%29%5E2%2F49=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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