document.write( "Question 856394: Find the center,foci, vertices and lengh\th of the axes for the ellipse
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\"4x%5E2%2By%5E2%2B24x-10y%2B45=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2%2B24x%2B36%2By%5E2-10y%2B25=-45%2B36%2B25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B9%29%2B%28y-5%29%5E2=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2B%28y-5%29%5E2=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F16%2B%28y-5%29%5E2%2F16=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F4%2B%28y-5%29%5E2%2F16=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F2%5E2%2B%28y-5%29%5E2%2F4%5E2=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "That is the equation of an ellipse
\n" ); document.write( "centered at \"highlight%28%22%28+-3+%2C+5+%29%22%29\" ,
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\n" ); document.write( "and semi-major axis \"a=4\" ,
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\n" ); document.write( "and semi-major axis \"b=2\" ,
\n" ); document.write( "and a focal distance \"c\" such that
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2%2Bc%5E2=a%5E2\" so
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5E2%2Bc%5E2=4%5E2\" or \"4%2Bc%5E2=16\" so
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=16-4\"-->\"c%5E2=12\"-->\"c=sqrt%2812%29\"-->\"c=2sqrt%283%29\"--> \"c=about3.464\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The vertices are 4 units above and 4 units below the center,
\n" ); document.write( "at \"highlight%28%22%28+-3+%2C+9+%29%22%29\" and \"highlight%28%22%28+-3+%2C+1+%29%22%29\" .
\n" ); document.write( "The foci are \"2sqrt%283%29\" above and \"2sqrt%283%29\" below the center,
\n" ); document.write( "at \"highlight%28%22%28+-3+%2C+5%2B2+sqrt%283%29%29%22%29\" and \"highlight%28%22%28+-3+%2C+5-2+sqrt%283%29%29%22%29\" .
\n" ); document.write( "The length of the major axis is the distance between the vertices
\n" ); document.write( "\"2a=2%2A4=highlight%288%29\" .
\n" ); document.write( "The length of the minor axis is
\n" ); document.write( "\"2b=2%2A2=highlight%284%29\" .
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