document.write( "Question 1180259: Identify the equations of ellipses whose major axis lengths are twice their minor axis lengths.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. 4x^2+25y^2+32x-250y+589=0
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\n" ); document.write( "c. 4x^2+y^2+16x+4y+4=0
\n" ); document.write( "d. 3x^2+12y^2+18x-24y-69=0
\n" ); document.write( "e. 16x^2+y^2-64x+8y+16=0
\n" ); document.write( "f. x^2+9y^2-2x+18y-71=0
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Identify the equations of ellipses whose major axis lengths are twice their minor axis lengths.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "recall: recall: The equation of an ellipse is
\n" ); document.write( " \"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"-> horizontal major axis, \"a%3Eb\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1\"-> vertical major axis, \"a%3Eb\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The center is (\"h\",\"k\") and the larger of \"a+\"the major axis ,\"+b\" is minor axis.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a.
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2%2B25y%5E2%2B32x-250y%2B589=0\"......competing squares you will get\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x%5E2%2B32x%29%2B%2825y%5E2-250y%29%2B589=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2%2B8x%29%2B25%28y%5E2-10y%29%2B589=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2%2B8x%2Bb%5E2%29-4b%5E2%2B25%28y%5E2-10y%2Bb%5E2%29-25b%5E2%2B589=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2%2B8x%2B4%5E2%29-4%2A4%5E2%2B25%28y%5E2-10y%2B5%5E2%29-25%2A5%5E2%2B589=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B4%29%5E2-64%2B25%28y-5%29%5E2-625%2B589=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2B25%28y-5%29%5E2-100=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2B25%28y-5%29%5E2=100\"........both sides divide by \"100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2F100%2B25%28y-5%29%5E2%2F100=100%2F100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2F25%2B%28y-5%29%5E2%2F4=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2F5%5E2%2B%28y-5%29%5E2%2F2%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=-4\",\"k=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "major axis:\"a+=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "minor axis:\"b=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> major axis length is \"not\" twice the length of minor axis \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B8y%5E2-12x%2B16y-174=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%5E2-12x%29%2B%288y%5E2%2B16y%29=174\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%5E2-6x%2Bb%5E2%29-2b%5E2%2B8%28y%5E2%2B2y%2Bb%5E2%29-8b%5E2=174\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%5E2-6x%2B3%5E2%29-2%2A3%5E2%2B8%28y%5E2%2B2y%2B1%5E2%29-8%2A1%5E2=174\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%29%5E2-18%2B8%28y%2B1%29%5E2-8=174\"....simplify, both sides divide by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2-9%2B4%28y%2B1%29%5E2-4=87\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B4%28y%2B1%29%5E2=87%2B9%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B4%28y%2B1%29%5E2=100\"........both sides divide by \"100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2F100%2B4%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2F100=100%2F100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2F100%2B%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2F25=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2F10%5E2%2B%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2F5%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=3\",\"k=-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "major axis:\"a+=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "minor axis:\"b=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> major axis length \"is\" twice the length of minor axis \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c.
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2%2By%5E2%2B16x%2B4y%2B4=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x%5E2%2B16x%29%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%29=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2%2B4x%2Bb%5E2%29-4b%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B2%5E2%29-4%2A2%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%2B2%5E2%29-2%5E2=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B2%29%5E2-16%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2-4=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=-4%2B16%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=16\"......both sides divide by \"16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2F16%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%2F16=16%2F16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2F4%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%2F16=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2F2%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%2F4%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=-2\",\"k=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "major axis:\"b+=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "minor axis:\"a=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> major axis length \"is\" twice the length of minor axis\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5E2%2B12y%5E2%2B18x-24y-69=0\"...simplify, both sides divide by \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B4y%5E2%2B6x-8y-23=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B6x%29%2B%284y%5E2-8y%29=23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B6x%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2%2B4%28y%5E2-2y%2Bb%5E2%29-4b%5E2=23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B3%5E2%29-3%5E2%2B4%28y%5E2-2y%2B1%5E2%29-4%2A1%5E2=23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2-9%2B4%28y-1%29%5E2-4=23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2B4%28y-1%29%5E2=23%2B9%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2B4%28y-1%29%5E2=36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F36%2B4%28y-1%29%5E2%2F36=36%2F36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F36%2B%28y-1%29%5E2%2F9=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F6%5E2%2B%28y-1%29%5E2%2F3%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=-3\",\"k=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "major axis:\"a+=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "minor axis:\"b=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> major axis length \"is\" twice the length of minor axis\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16x%5E2%2By%5E2-64x%2B8y%2B16=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2816x%5E2-64x%29%2B%28y%5E2%2B8y%29=-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16%28x%5E2-4x%2Bb%5E2%29-16b%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B8y%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2=-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16%28x%5E2-4x%2B2%5E2%29-16%2A2%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B8y%2B4%5E2%29-4%5E2=-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16%28x-2%29%5E2-64%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2-16=-16\"...simplify, both sides divide by \"16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%5E2-4%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2-1=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2=-1%2B4%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2=4\".........both sides divide by \"4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%5E2%2F4%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2%2F4=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%5E2%2F2%5E2%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2%2F2%5E2=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=2\",\"k=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "major axis:\"a+=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "minor axis:\"b=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> major axis length \"is\" \"not\" twice the length of minor axis\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B9y%5E2-2x%2B18y-71=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-2x%29%2B%289y%5E2%2B18y%29=71\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-2x%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2%2B9%28y%5E2%2B2y%2Bb%5E2%29-9b%5E2=71\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%5E2%29-1%5E2%2B9%28y%5E2%2B2y%2B1%5E2%29-9%2A1%5E2=71\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2-1%2B9%28y%2B1%29%5E2-9=71\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2%2B9%28y%2B1%29%5E2=71%2B10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2%2B9%28y%2B1%29%5E2=81\".......both sides divide by \"81\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2%2F81%2B9%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2F81=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2%2F81%2B%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2F9=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2%2F9%5E2%2B%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2F3%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=1\",\"k=-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "major axis:\"a+=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "minor axis:\"b=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> major axis length \"is\" \"not\" twice the length of minor axis\r
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