document.write( "Question 1035489: What is the length of the major axis for the ellipse with equation \r
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document.write( "Look at the two denominators (36 and 49).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take their square roots. \r\n" );
document.write( "The larger one is one-half of the length of the major axis.\r\n" );
document.write( "The smaller one is one-half of the length of the minor axis. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Double those to find the lengths of the major or minor axes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the larger denominator is under the term in x, then\r\n" );
document.write( "the ellipse looks like this: \r\n" );
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document.write( "If the larger denominator is under the term in y, then\r\n" );
document.write( "the ellipse looks like this: \r\n" );
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