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Write the equation of the ellipse centered at the origin with a vertex at (4,0) and a co-vertex at (0,2).

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Sure, let's write the equation of the ellipse using the general form equation for ellipse centered at origin:

The general form of an ellipse centered at origin is given by:
**(x²/a²) + (y²/b²) = 1**

Here, two crucial elements are required. These are the values of 'a' and 'b'.

In an ellipse, 'a' represents the distance from the center to a vertex and ‘b’ represents the distance from the center to a co-vertex.

Given in the question, a vertex is at (4,0). This tells us that the value of 'a' is 4.

Also, it's given that a co-vertex is at (0,2). By observation, it's obvious that the value of 'b' is 2.

Let's substitute these values 'a' and 'b' into our general form of ellipse equation:

Then the equation becomes:
**(x²/4²) + (y²/2²) = 1**

After simplifying it further, it becomes:

**(x²/16) + (y²/4) = 1**

And this is the equation of the ellipse we sought.

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