I strongly recommend that you find an illustration of an ellipse that features the three distances a, b and c. You could Google "ellipse" and sort through the various illustrations that result, until you find the "right one."
There is an equation that relates a, b and c for an ellipse. It is a^2 = b^2 + c^2.
a is relatively easy to find. It is the distance from the center (0,0) of your ellipse to the right-hand vertex (20,0). So a = 20.
b is the distance from the center (0,0) of your ellipse to the right-hand focus (16,0). So b = 16. You could stop here, as it was your job to find b.
Or you could continue and find a also. a^2 =b^2 + c^2, so
here a^2 = 16^2 + 20^2. Solve this for a.
STEP 1) 7x+10x+12x= 232 STEP 2) 29x = 232 STEP 3) divide 232 by 29 STEP 4) x=8 STEP 5) 7 times 8 = 56, 10 times 8 = 80, 12 times 8 = 96. the highest score was a 96
I believe the answer is b
Answer:
x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
4(2x+9) = 68
8x+36 = 68
8x = 68 - 36
x = 4
