document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151785>Question 1151785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long is the minor axis for the ellipse shown below?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(X+4)^2/81 + (y-1)^2/36 =1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2881%29=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2881%29=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2836%29=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2836%29=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; since by definition the major axis is the longer axis, the semi-major axis is 9 and the semi-minor axis is 6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then of course the length of the minor axis is 2*6=12.<br><BR>\n" );
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