document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204654>Question 1204654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the ellipse, determine the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)  coordinates of the center<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) lengths of the major and minor axes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) coordinates of the foci\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x^2 + 25y^2  -  9x  -  50y  -  197.75 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did not get very far in this question. I was trying to first complete the square to factor into the standard form of the elliptical equation and move on from there.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x^2 + 25y^2  -  9x  -  50y  -  197.75 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x^2  -  9x + 25y^2  -  50y = 197.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(x^2  -  x) + 25(y^2  -  2y) = 197.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(x^2  -  x + (1/4)) + 25(y^2  -  2y +1) = 197.75 + (1/4) + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(x  -  (1/2))^2 + 25(y - 1)^2 = 199<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don’t know where to go from here because the numbers are troubling me </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What's this?! A reader who actually showed in his post the work he has done on the problem??!!  Amazing....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you!<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I see you know what you are doing, so I will just point out your error and let you continue working on the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you complete the square, you show, on the right side, adding (1/4) + 1.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "What you should be adding is 9(1/4) + 25(1).  That's a very common error, even with people experienced with the process of completing the square, if they aren't paying attention....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That will make the number on the right 225, which is 15^2, making it easy to finish the problem with \"nice\" numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
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