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I need this answered From my prep guid, pre calc

I need this answered From my prep guid, pre calc-example-1
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Given:

The equation of the ellipse is,


((x-2)^2)/(36)+((y+3)^2)/(12)=1

Step-by-step explanation:

The general equation of ellipse with center (h,k) is,


((x-h)^2)/(a^2)+((y-k)^2)/(b^2)=1

The center of te given ellipse is (2,-3).

Determine the value of a and b.


\begin{gathered} a=\sqrt[]{36} \\ =6 \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} b=\sqrt[]{12} \\ =2\sqrt[]{3} \end{gathered}

The value of a is more than b. so major axis is horiontal and minor axis is vertical.

The coordinates of endpoints of major axis are,


(2+6,3)=(8,-3)

and


(2-6,3)=(-4,-3)

The coordinates of endpoints of minor axis,


(2,-3+2\sqrt[]{3})

and


(2,-3-2\sqrt[]{3})

or we can expressed coordinates of endpoints of minor axis as,


(2,-3\pm2\sqrt[]{3})

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