Question

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

Answer 1

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

Equation of an ellipse

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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