SOLUTION: how to graph x^2/25 + y^2/9 = 1

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Question 805776: how to graph x^2/25 + y^2/9 = 1
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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You may have been taught that an equation of the form
x%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1
represents an ellipse centered at the orifgin,
whose axes of symmetry are the x- and y-axes.
Your ellipse obviously crosses the x-axis (where y=0) at
x=-5 and x=5 .
It obviously crosses the y-axis (where x=0) at
y=-3 and y=3 .
With that you can sketch like this