SOLUTION: x squared over 9 + y squared over 100 = 1 is this a circle or ellipse?

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Question 599564: x squared over 9 + y squared over 100 = 1
is this a circle or ellipse?

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x squared over 9 + y squared over 100 = 1
is this a circle or ellipse?
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x^2/9+y^2/100=1
This is an equation of an ellipse with vertical major axis:
Its standard form: (x-h)^2/b^2+(y-k)^2/a^2=1, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center