You plan to draw an ellipse using a 10 cm long string and two tacks placed 6 cm apart. What are the lengths of the major and minor axes?

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You plan to draw an ellipse using a 10 cm long string and two tacks placed 6 cm apart.  What are the lengths of the major and minor axes?

anonymous · Answer

Possible Answers:
A. major axis: 4 cm
    minor axis: 5 cm
 
 B. major axis: 5 cm
     minor axis: 4 cm
 
 C. major axis: 10 cm
     minor axis: 6 cm
 
 D. major axis: 8 cm
     minor axis: 10 cm
 
 E. major axis: 10 cm
     minor axis: 8 cm

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1338083784270:dw| The answer is C. major axis: 10 cm minor axis: 6cm