Each is 7 long and the whole piece is 56 so we can make 8 down the length and each is 1 wide and the whole things is 3 so that makes 3 across. we multiply these to get 8*3= 24
the standard form for a horizontal ellipse is
X^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1
Substitute 54 for b and and use (8,18) as the
point to find a
x=8
y=18
8^2/a^2 + 18^2/54^2 =1
64/a^2 + 324/2916 = 1
324/2916 reduces to 1/9
64/a^2 + 1/9 = 1
64/a^2= 1-1/9
64/a^2 = 8/9
64*9/8 = a^2
576/8 = 72
A^2 = 72
A = square root(72) = 8.485
So formula
would be x^2/72 + y^2/2916 =1
180=2x+y
180-y=2x
(180-y)/2=x
6x=16
÷6 both sides
x=16/6 or 8/3
