document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=755277>Question 755277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how can you tell from the equation if it is an ellipse or a square? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two types of equations for ellipses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For ellipse with horizontal major axis: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For 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 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation for area of a square=x^2, x=one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for perimeter of a square=4x, x=one side </SPAN>\n" );
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