Question

Write an equation in standard form for the ellipse with center (0, 0), vertex at (6, 0) and co-vertex at (0, 4).

Answer 1

standard form: (horizontal major axis)
(x^2/a^2)+(y^2/b^2)=1
for a>b
here a=6, b=4
so (x^2/36)+(y^2/8)=1