document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1209794>Question 1209794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x+4)^2/9+(y+3)^2 /4 =1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #850497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=850497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation has x^2 and y^2 terms and no xy term, so the equation is of an ellipse whose axes are horizontal and vertical.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The general equations are...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) major axis horizontal: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) major axis vertictal: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In both forms, the center of the ellipse is (h,k), a is the semi-major axis, and b is the semi-minor axis.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compare the given equation to those two general forms to find that the ellipse has a horizontal major axis and has...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center (-4,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "semi-major axis 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "semi-minor axis 2<br><BR>\n" );
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