document.write( "Question 1204632: Write the equation for the ellipse in standard form and general form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "center (3,-2), passing through (-4,-2), (10,-2), (3,1), and (3,-5)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "center (\"3\",\"-2\")=(\"h\",\"k\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far, equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "passing through (\"-4\",\"-2\"), (\"10\",\"-2\"), (\"3\",\"1\"), and (\"3\",\"-5\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use two points to calculate \"a\" and \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (\"3\",\"1\") \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283-3%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B%281%2B2%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%280%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B3%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%2Fb%5E2=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=b%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and (\"10\",\"-2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2810-3%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B%28-2%2B2%29%5E2%2F9=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B%280%29%5E2%2F9=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"49%2Fa%5E2+=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=49\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=7\"\r
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