SOLUTION: how can you tell from the equation if it is an ellipse or a square?

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Question 755277: how can you tell from the equation if it is an ellipse or a square?
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how can you tell from the equation if it is an ellipse or a square?
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There are two types of equations for ellipses:
For ellipse with horizontal major axis: %28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center.
For ellipse with vertical major axis: %28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center.
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Equation for area of a square=x^2, x=one side
Equation for perimeter of a square=4x, x=one side