document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736556>Question 736556</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of the minor axis for the ellipse defined by this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+5)^2/81 + (y-5)^2/9=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #449887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=449887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which part corresponds to the variable, b, in your given ellipse equation?  The minor axis length is taken as b in the standard form equation for an ellipse, which is the way that your equation is given.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just to handle some confusion, when the major axis of ellipse is on a horizontal line, a is under the x^2 expression and b  is under the y^2 expression.  When the major axis of ellipse is on a vertical line, a is under the y^2 expression and b is under the x^2 expression.  This is just one more detail to remember about ellipse equations in standard form.   </SPAN>\n" );
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