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OpenStudy (anonymous):

TRUE OR FALSE: The major axis of the ellipse x^2/9+y^2/16=1 is horizontal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

True right since the bigger number is horizontal? @satellite73

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, true

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whoa no no sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

horizontal like the horizon

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

16 is the larger number that corresponds to y so the major axis is actually vertical

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what @jim_thompson5910 said it was like the last one we did, the larger number was under the \(y^2\) term

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

left has larger number under the \(x^2\) term and right has larger number under the \(y^2\) term

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