
An elliptical mirror has an eccentricity of 0.8. The mirror is surrounded by a 2-inch wide golden frame and is 34 inches tall including the frame. If a replacement mirror is being cut from a rectangular sheet of glass, what is the minimum dimensions needed for the sheet of glass?

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Answer:
there are 66 inches in 5 and a half fert
First Simplify the numbers we know. Therefore we get: x2=75/3 which is the same as x2=25
Now find the square root of 25, which is 5 or -5. Therefore x=5 or -5
Answer:
1/9 and 1/10 are smaller than 1/8 but the smallest is 1/10