Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Ellipses - 11.2 Exercises - Page 796: 5

Answer

II

Work Step by Step

We notice immediately that the major axis will be on the x-axis since the number under $x^2$ is higher that that of $y^2$. Also, since the intercepts will be the square roots of the numbers under the radicals, the x intercept are +4,-4 and the y intercepts are +2,-2. These qualities match graph 2.
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