Given:
The equation of ellipse is
To find:
The length of the minor axis.
Solution:
The standard form of an ellipse is
...(i)
where, (h,k) is center, if a>b, then 2a is length of major axis and 2b is length of minor axis.
We have,
...(ii)
On comparing (i) and (ii), we get
Taking square root on both sides.
Consider only positive value of b because length cannot be negative.
Now,
Length of minor axis = 
= 
= 
So, the length of minor axis is 8 units.
Therefore, the correct option is B.
8/15 = 56/105
This may be solved using proportion.
a/b = c/d
ad = bc where cross products are equal.
a = 8
b = f
c = 56
d = 105
ad = bc
8*105 = f*56
840 = 56f
840/56 = 56f/56
f = 15
56 ÷ 7 = 8
105 ÷ 7 = 15
Answer:
120°; 240°
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's first solve for 
: 
At this point it's just a matter of drawing a circle, and mark where the angle is(please excuse my paint skills, but free hand drawing would be even worse). Red line, is 
on the cosines, and both the green and blue lines are valid solutions. The green line is a quarter of a circle, plus 30°, or 120°. The blue one is 3/4 of a circle, minus 30 degrees, or 240°.
Add all the marbles up: 6 + 14 + 7 = 27 marbles
There are 6 yellow marbles and 14 red marbles. 6 + 14 = 20
The probability of selecting a red/yellow marble is a 20 out of 27 chance.
Answer:
The pieces are 55 inches, 55 inches and 46 inches long
Step-by-step explanation:
A 13ft board is to be cut into three pieces consisting of two equal length ones. The third one is 9in shorter than each of the other two.
Let us first convert the length of the board to inches:
1 ft = 12 inches
13 ft = 12 * 13 = 156 inches
Let the length of each of the other two pieces be x.
Therefore, the length of the third piece is (x - 9)
Therefore, the sum of the lengths of the three pieces is equal to 156 inches. This means that:
x + x + (x - 9) = 156
x + x + x - 9 = 156
=> 3x = 156 + 9
3x = 165
x = 165 / 3 = 55 inches
Each of the first two pieces are 55 inches long.
The length of the third piece will be:
55 - 9 = 46 inches
The pieces are 55 inches, 55 inches and 46 inches long.
