Question

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. @satellite73

Answer 1

like the last one
they are telling you that the major axis has length 10 and the minor has length 8
take half of those numbers and square them

Answer 2

of course without the picture it is not clear which one of these you get

Answer 3

oh then not just like the last one
the \[\frac{y^2}{25}\] comes first

Answer 4

1

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

Thank you so much!

Answer 7

yw