document.write( "Question 1087920: Find the center, vertices, foci and eccentricity of the ellipse x^2+9y^2=36. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( " =   is equivalent to   +  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "The center is at (0,0), the origin of the coordinate center.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The major axis is along the x-axis, while the minor axis is along the y-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The major axis is  a = 6 =  units long.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The minor axis is  b = 2 =  units long.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The vertices are (6,0) and (-6,0), while the co-vertices are (0,2) and (0,-2).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The linear eccentricity is  =  =  =  = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "The foci of the ellipse are  (,)  and  (,).\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Figure. Ellipse $\"x2%2F36\"$ + $\"y%5E2%2F4\"$ = 1\r
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