SOLUTION: What is the equation of the ellipse with vertices (6, 0), (-6, 0) and co-vertices (0, 2), (0, -2)?

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Question 399133: What is the equation of the ellipse with vertices (6, 0), (-6, 0) and co-vertices (0, 2), (0, -2)?
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The equation of the ellipse with vertices (a, 0), (-a, 0) and co-vertices (0, b), (0, -b) is
x%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2By%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1
in this problem the ellipse with vertices (6, 0), (-6, 0) and co-vertices (0, 2), (0, -2), so a=6, b=2
x%5E2%2F6%5E2%2By%5E2%2F2%5E2=1
x%5E2%2F36%2By%5E2%2F4=1- answer