wrte the equation of the ellipse with its center at the origin. the height of the ellipse is 12 units and the width is 14 units.

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jdoe0001 · Answer

it's wider than it's taller
that  means horizontal traverse major axis, or is a horizontal ellipse
the bigger unit is 14
so half that is our "a" component
a = 7

the smaller unit is 12
so half that is our "b" component
b = 6

center is at (0, 0) $\bf \cfrac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\cfrac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1$

anonymous · Answer

X^2/36 + y^2/49=1 would be the answer?

jdoe0001 · Answer

$\bf \cfrac{x^2}{49}+\cfrac{y^2}{36}=1$

jdoe0001 · Answer

in an ellipse, the major traverse axis carries the bigger denominator