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 672: 70

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The centre of the ellipse is $(0,0)$. We are given: $a^2=25$ $b^2=16$ Determine the endpoints of the major and minor axis: $a^2=25\Rightarrow a=\pm\sqrt{25}=\pm 5$ $b^2=16\Rightarrow b=\pm\sqrt{16}=\pm 4$ The endpoints are: $(-5,0),(5,0),(0,-4),(0,4)$ We draw the ellipse using its centre and the 4 endpoints:
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