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An elliptically shaped garden is surrounded by a wood walkway. The garden is 15 meters long and 8 meters wide. The walkway is 2.5 meters wide. Find the standard equation describing the ellipse formed by the walkway.

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Answer:

x^2/b^2 + y^2/a^a = 1

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