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Length of major and minor axes The transformational form for the equation of an ellipse with centre at
( h , k ), horizontal stretch of r, and vertical stretch of t is:
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Length of major and minor axes The transformational form for the equation of an ellipse with centre at
( h , k ), horizontal stretch of r, and vertical stretch of t is:
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The length of the horizontal axis of the ellipse will be 2r and the length of
the vertical axis will be 2t. Whichever one is longer is the major axis.