College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - The Ellipse - 7.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 524: 13

Answer

$ (C)$

Work Step by Step

The major axis is along the x-axis, center is at (0,0). The denominator under $x^{2}$ is going to be larger. The vertices are $(\pm 4,0),\quad a=4, \quad a^{2}=16$ The minor axis has length $2b=4, $ so $\quad b=2, \quad b^{2}=4$ The equation is$\quad$ $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}}{16}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1$, choice $ (C)$
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