document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919864>Question 919864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation in standard form for the ellipse. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tangent to the x-axis at (9,0) and tangent to the y-axis at (0,-6) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #558012 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=558012\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That description makes very clear the a and b and the center.  Making a sketch either on graph paper or in the head (if you can think this image), center is (4.5,-3) and in this example, also a=4.5 and b=3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill the standard form equation with the values.<BR>\n" );
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