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Please Help? An elliptical riding path is to be built on a rectangular piece of property as shown below. A vertical ellipse is shown centered on the coordinate plane, surrounded by a rectangle of equal length and width. The rectangular piece of property measures 10 miles by 8 miles. Find an equation for the ellipse if the path is to touch the center of the property line on all 4 sides.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I don't understand the last sentence?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@whpalmer4 @mathstudent55
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
The last sentence means that the ellipse touches each side of the rectangle at the midpoint of the side, just like you see in the diagram.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Oh, okay.
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