document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975228>Question 975228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the eccentricity of the graph whose equation is 14x2 + 16y2 = 224.                 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "14x2 + 16y2 = 224.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 224:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F16%2By%5E2%2F14=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F16%2By%5E2%2F14=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of an ellipse with horizontal major axis and center at the origin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form of equation: <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;\" >, a>b, (h,k)= coordinates of center<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2=a^2-b^2=16-14=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=&#8730;2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eccentricity=c/a=&#8730;2/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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