document.write( "Question 893725: An ellipse with horizontal major axis, center at (4,3), its major axis is twice as long as its minor axis, passes through P(2,1). Find its equation. \n" ); document.write( "
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An ellipse with horizontal major axis, center at (4,3), its major axis is twice as long as its minor axis, passes through P(2,1). Find its equation.
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\n" ); document.write( "Standard form of equation for an ellipse with horizontal major axis:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\", a>b, (h,k)=coordinates of center
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\n" ); document.write( "given center: (4,3)
\n" ); document.write( "a=2b
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282-4%29%5E2%2F%282b%29%5E2%2B%281-3%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%29%5E2%2F%282b%29%5E2%2B%28-2%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F4b%5E2%2B4%2Fb%5E2=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fb%5E2%2B4%2Fb%5E2=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "5/b^2=1
\n" ); document.write( "b^2=5
\n" ); document.write( "b=√5
\n" ); document.write( "a=2b=2√5
\n" ); document.write( "a^2=20
\n" ); document.write( "Equation: \"%28x-4%29%5E2%2F20%2B%28y-3%29%5E2%2F5=1\"
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