document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=881190>Question 881190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the major axis of the ellipse below is 14, and the length of the red line segment is 3. How long is the blue line segment? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What red line segment?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What blue line segment?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which direction is the major axis?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c= distance from center to either focus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = distance from center to minor vertex.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-h)^2/(a^2 or b^2)+(y-k)^2/(b^2 or a^2)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center is (h,k). </SPAN>\n" );
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