document.write( "Question 1151785: How long is the minor axis for the ellipse shown below?\r
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document.write( "From the equation, the length of the minor semi-axis is   = 6 inits,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the length of the minor axis is 2 times 6 units, i.e. 12 units.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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