College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 7 - Conic Sections - Exercise Set 7.1 - Page 671: 35

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{(x-7)^{2}}{4}+\frac{(y-6)^{2}}{9}=1$

Work Step by Step

Endpoints of major axis are above/below each other, so the major axis is vertical, so $\displaystyle \frac{(x-h)^{2}}{b^{2}}+ \displaystyle \frac{(y-k)^{2}}{a^{2}}=1$ is the equation form. The center is the midpoint of the vertices: $(h,k)=(\displaystyle \frac{7+7}{2},\frac{9+3}{2})=(7,6)$ Major and minor axes have lengths $2a$ and $2b$ $2a=9-3=6 \Rightarrow a=3$ $2b=9-5=4\Rightarrow b=2$ $\displaystyle \frac{(x-7)^{2}}{4}+\frac{(y-6)^{2}}{9}=1$
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