Find an equation in standard form for the ellipse with the vertical major axis of length 10 and minor axis of length 8

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Peep

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13 November, 06:27

Find an equation in standard form for the ellipse with the vertical major axis of length 10 and minor axis of length 8

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Clay Mcdowell · Answer 1

(x/h) ^2 + (y/v) ^2=1 where h is the horizontal radius and v is the vertical radius

In this question it seem that they are saying the length of the axis and not radius so I would cut them in half so that they are radii ... then:

(x/4) ^2 + (y/5) ^2=1

x^2/16+y^2/25=1