How do you find the coordinates of the center, foci, the length of the major and minor axis given #3x^2+9y^2=27#?
1 Answer
Dec 29, 2016
The center is
The foci are
The length of the major axis is
The length of the minor axis is
Explanation:
Let 's rearrange the equation
Dividing by
We compare this to the general equation of the ellipse
The center is
To calculate the foci, we need
The foci are F
and F'
The length of the major axis is
The length of the minor axis is
graph{3x^2+9y^2=27 [-5.546, 5.55, -2.773, 2.774]}