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Someone please help me I’m struggling freshman in college. If the center of a ellipse is (5,-4) the major axis is horizontal and parallel to the x axis, and the distance from the center of the ellipse to its vertices is a=9 units, then the coordinates of the vertices are what?

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Answer:

(14,-4)(-4,-4)

Explanation:

5+9=14

5-9=-4

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