The square root of the number under the (x-h) squared term is the horizontal distance from the center.
8
Expression 9: "a" equals 1a=1
negative 10−10
1010
9
The square root of the number under the (y-k) squared term is the horizontal distance from the center.
10
Expression 11: "b" equals 1b=1
negative 10−10
1010
11
Example Ellipse Equation:
12
Expression 13: StartFraction, left parenthesis, "x" plus 3 , right parenthesis squared Over 1 , EndFraction plus StartFraction, left parenthesis, "y" minus 2 , right parenthesis squared Over 9 , EndFraction equals 1x+321+y−229=1
