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Find the major axis for the ellipse x² + 16y2-96y + 128 = 0

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Softa [21]2 years ago

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The major axis for the ellipse, x² + 16y² - 96y + 128 = 0 is the x-axis

To answer the question, we need to write it in the standard form of the equation of an ellipse

<h3>Equation of an ellipse</h3>

The equation of an ellipse centered at (h,k) is

(x - h)²/a² + (y - k)²/b² (1) where a > b and the major axis is parallel to the x axis

Given x² + 16y² - 96y + 128 = 0, we convert it into the standard equation of an ellipse.

So, x² + 16y² - 96y + 128 = 0

Dividing through by 16, we have

x²/16 + 16y²/16 - 96y/16 + 128/16 = 0/16

x²/16 + y² - 6y + 8 = 0

Completing the square in y by adding and subtracting (-6/2)² = (-3)²

x²/16 + y² - 6y + (-3)² - (-3)² + 8 = 0

x²/16 + (y - 3)² - 9 + 8 = 0

x²/16 + (y - 3)² - 1 = 0

x²/16 + (y - 3)² = 1

x²/4² + (y - 3)²/1² = 1 (2)

Comparing equations (1) and (2), we have that a = 4 and b = 1.

Since a = 4 > b = 1, the major axis for the ellipse is the x-axis

So, the major axis for the ellipse, x² + 16y² - 96y + 128 = 0 is the x-axis

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