Question

what is the length of the major axis of the conic section shown below?
(x+2)^2 / 49+ (y-1)^2 / 25 = 1

Answer 1

\[\frac{ (x+2)^2 }{ 49 } + \frac{ (y-1)^2 }{ 25 }= 1\]

Answer 2

49 and 25, which one is bigger?

Answer 3

49

Answer 4

and 49 = 7^2 , right?

Answer 5

yes ... would it simply be 7 ...

Answer 6

really i thought i was gonna use this formula like 2a or 2b cuz theres alot of those haha

Answer 7

but the length of major axis is

Answer 8

not just 7, ok?

Answer 9

double it and 14 then ...

Answer 10

Cool. Too cool.

Answer 11

hihihihi @mathmale don't I miss anything, right?

Answer 12

*I don't

Answer 13

mmmhhh soo by major axis they mean the whole length then

Answer 14

@ooops: You've done fine. thanks for your contributions here!

Answer 15

that's my interpretation: if the semimajor axis has length 7, the length of the major axis is twice that, or 14.

Answer 16

mmmhhh okkkk then n_n

Answer 17

" Thank You n_n "

Answer 18

are you eating something else? hahahaha. mmmnnnhhh, yes. you are right.

Answer 19

hehehehe nope well actually eating a popsicle stick hehehe :)