The rectangular piece of property measures 10 mi by 4 mi. find an equation for the ellipse if the path is to touch the center of

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Rom4ik [11]

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The rectangular piece of property measures 10 mi by 4 mi. find an equation for the ellipse if the path is to touch the center of

the property line on all 4 sides.

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Bess [88] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-11T14:55:31+03:00

Bess [88]4 years ago

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Let the center of this elipse be on the origin and let this elipse be horizontal.
major axis is 10 mi, minor axis is 4 mi
(x^2/5^2)+(y^2/2^2)=1
(x^2/25)+(y^2/4)=1
4x^2+25y^2=100