Question

What is the equation of the ellipse with vertices (0, 10), (0, -10) and co-vertices (3, 0), (-3, 0)?

Answer 1

equation of an elipse with its axes parallel to x and y axes, and centered at origin is, (x/a)^2 +(y/b)^2 =1 where a and b are half of the lengths of the length of the axes of the ellipse along x axis and y axis respectively

Answer 2

x squared divided by 100 plus y squared divided by 9 equals 1 thats what i got for my final answer?

Answer 3

no, in this case, the major axis is along the y-axis, see carefully

Answer 4

so here a=3, b=10

Answer 5

okay

Answer 6

x squared divided by 9 plus y squared divided by 100 equals 1

Answer 7

yeah correct

Answer 8

good job :)

Answer 9

thank you!