Please someone help, been stumped on this question. Thanks.

Given that the length of the semi-axes are a=4.5 and b=2.3, complete the following:

a. Write the equation of the ellipse, taking the origin at the center of the ellipse.

b. Graph the equation.

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Please someone help, been stumped on this question. Thanks.

Given that the length of the semi-axes are a=4.5 and b=2.3, complete the following:

a. Write the equation of the ellipse, taking the origin at the center of the ellipse.

b. Graph the equation.

perl · Answer

the equation of an ellipse is 
x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1  , where a = length of semi major axis, b = semi minor axis

perl · Answer

that is using the center as the origin

anonymous · Answer

so x^2/20.3 + y^2/5.29=1. How do I graph the equation?