SOLUTION: Complete the square to answer the following questions for the ellipse 36x2 + 25y2 + 288x - 50y = 299 Blanks 2 and 3: What are the coordinates for the vertices? Blank 4: What is

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Question 875652: Complete the square to answer the following questions for the ellipse 36x2 + 25y2 + 288x - 50y = 299
Blanks 2 and 3: What are the coordinates for the vertices?
Blank 4: What is the length of the minor axis?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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36(x-4)^2 + 25(y-1)^2 = 299 + 576 + 25
36(x-4)^2 + 25(y-1)^2 = 900
(x-4)^2/5^2 + (y-1)^2/6^2 = 1
C(4,1)
V(9,1)&(0,1) and V(4,7) & V(4, -5)
What is the length of the minor axis: 12