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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

math help please not sure what to lable?

The general equation of an ellipse is shown below.

9x2 − 54x + 25y2 − 100y − 44 = 0

• Write an equivalent standard equation for the ellipse.

• Describe what the coefficients of x2 and y2 in the standard equation tell

about this ellipse.

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  • 8 years ago
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    9(X -3)² + 25(Y -2)² = 225 or ((X -3)/( 5))² + ((Y -2)/( 3))² = 1

    major axis: 10, minor axis: 6

    Center: (3, 2); Foci: (3 ±4, 2); Ecentricity: 0.8

    Vertices: (3 ±5, 2) and (3, 2 ±3);

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