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| Question 482102:  The standard form equation for the ellipse with major axis endpoints (+ or - 5, 0)  and minor axis length 4 is?
 Answer by lwsshak3(11628)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! The standard form equation for the ellipse with major axis endpoints (+ or - 5, 0) and minor axis length 4 is. **
 Standard form of an equation for an ellipse with horizontal major axis: (x-h)^2/a^2+(y-k)^2/b^2=1, a>b, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center.
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 For given equation:
 center:(0,0)
 given length of major axis=10=2a
 a=5
 a^2=25
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 given length of minor axis=4=2b
 b=2
 b^2=4
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 Equation:
 x^2/25+y^2/4=1
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