Question :
fracx^236+fracy^29 = 1
Identify the conic
Find the center of the ellipse
Find the foci of the ellipse
Find the vertices of the ellipse
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Rewrite in standard form
36x2+9y2=1
Solution
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Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=29−y2x=−29−y2
Evaluate
36x2+9y2=1
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
36x2=1−9y2
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
1−9y2
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
99−9y2
Write all numerators above the common denominator
99−y2
36x2=99−y2
Multiply both sides of the equation by 36
36x2×36=99−y2×36
Multiply the terms
x2=9(9−y2)×36
Divide the terms
x2=36−4y2
Take the root of both sides of the equation and remember to use both positive and negative roots
x=±36−4y2
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
36−4y2
Factor the expression
4(9−y2)
The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor
4×9−y2
Evaluate the root
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Evaluate
4
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 2
22
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
2
29−y2
x=±29−y2
Solution
x=29−y2x=−29−y2
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Testing for symmetry
Testing for symmetry about the origin
Testing for symmetry about the x-axis
Testing for symmetry about the y-axis
Symmetry with respect to the origin
Evaluate
36x2+9y2=1
To test if the graph of 36x2+9y2=1 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
36(−x)2+9(−y)2=1
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Evaluate
36(−x)2+9(−y)2
Rewrite the expression
36x2+9y2
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
36x2+9×4y2×4
Multiply the numbers
36x2+36y2×4
Write all numerators above the common denominator
36x2+y2×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
36x2+4y2
36x2+4y2=1
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Find the first derivative
Find the derivative with respect to x
Find the derivative with respect to y
dxdy=−4yx
Calculate
36x2+9y2=1
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(36x2+9y2)=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(36x2+9y2)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(36x2)+dxd(9y2)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(36x2)
Rewrite the expression
36dxd(x2)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
362x
Calculate
18x
18x+dxd(9y2)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(9y2)
Rewrite the expression
9dxd(y2)
Evaluate the derivative
92ydxdy
18x+92ydxdy
Calculate
18x+4ydxdy
18x+4ydxdy=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
18x+4ydxdy=0
Simplify
x+4ydxdy=0
Move the constant to the right side
4ydxdy=0−x
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
4ydxdy=−x
Divide both sides
4y4ydxdy=4y−x
Divide the numbers
dxdy=4y−x
Solution
dxdy=−4yx
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Find the second derivative
Find the second derivative with respect to x
Find the second derivative with respect to y
dx2d2y=−16y34y2+x2
Calculate
36x2+9y2=1
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(36x2+9y2)=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(36x2+9y2)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(36x2)+dxd(9y2)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(36x2)
Rewrite the expression
36dxd(x2)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
362x
Calculate
18x
18x+dxd(9y2)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(9y2)
Rewrite the expression
9dxd(y2)
Evaluate the derivative
92ydxdy
18x+92ydxdy
Calculate
18x+4ydxdy
18x+4ydxdy=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
18x+4ydxdy=0
Simplify
x+4ydxdy=0
Move the constant to the right side
4ydxdy=0−x
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
4ydxdy=−x
Divide both sides
4y4ydxdy=4y−x
Divide the numbers
dxdy=4y−x
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
dxdy=−4yx
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−4yx)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−4yx)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−(4y)2dxd(x)×4y−x×dxd(4y)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−(4y)21×4y−x×dxd(4y)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4y)
Simplify
4×dxd(y)
Calculate
4dxdy
dx2d2y=−(4y)21×4y−x×4dxdy
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−(4y)24y−x×4dxdy
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−(4y)24y−4xdxdy
Calculate
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Evaluate
(4y)2
Evaluate the power
42y2
Evaluate the power
16y2
dx2d2y=−16y24y−4xdxdy
Calculate
dx2d2y=−4y2y−xdxdy
Use equation dxdy=−4yx to substitute
dx2d2y=−4y2y−x(−4yx)
Solution
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Calculate
−4y2y−x(−4yx)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x(−4yx)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−x×4yx
Multiply the terms
−4yx×x
Multiply the terms
−4yx2
−4y2y−(−4yx2)
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
y−(−4yx2)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
y+4yx2
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
4yy×4y+4yx2
Write all numerators above the common denominator
4yy×4y+x2
Multiply the terms
4y4y2+x2
−4y24y4y2+x2
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
4y24y4y2+x2
Multiply by the reciprocal
4y4y2+x2×4y21
Multiply the terms
4y×4y24y2+x2
Multiply the terms
16y34y2+x2
−16y34y2+x2
dx2d2y=−16y34y2+x2
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Rewrite the equation
r=1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)r=−1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)
Evaluate
36x2+9y2=1
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(36x2+9y2)×36=1×36
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(36x2+9y2)×36
Apply the distributive property
36x2×36+9y2×36
Simplify
x2+y2×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
x2+4y2
x2+4y2=1×36
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
x2+4y2=36
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
(cos(θ)×r)2+4(sin(θ)×r)2=36
Factor the expression
(cos2(θ)+4sin2(θ))r2=36
Simplify the expression
(−3cos2(θ)+4)r2=36
Divide the terms
r2=−3cos2(θ)+436
Simplify the expression
r2=1+3sin2(θ)36
Evaluate the power
r=±1+3sin2(θ)36
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
1+3sin2(θ)36
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
1+3sin2(θ)36
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
36
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 6
62
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
6
1+3sin2(θ)6
Multiply by the Conjugate
1+3sin2(θ)×1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)
Calculate
1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)
r=±1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)
Solution
r=1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)r=−1+3sin2(θ)61+3sin2(θ)
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