document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878581>Question 878581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the horizontal axis length and the vertical axis length of an ellipse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #530170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=530170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Standard Form of an Equation of an Ellipse is <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+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "where Pt(h,k) is the center. (a variable positioned to correspond with major axis)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a and b  are the respective vertices distances from center<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and ±<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >are the foci distances from center: a > b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Larger denominator is a, length of the major axis is 2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Smaller denominator is b, length of the minor axis is 2b\r<BR>\n" );
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