Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-32184-874-1

Chapter 13 - Conic Sections - 13.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations - 13.4 Exercise Set - Page 879: 1

Answer

True statement

Work Step by Step

The standard equation of an ellipse is $\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1$, Where, a is horizontal radius and b is vertical radius, such that $a>b$. And the standard equation of a line is $y=mx+c$. Where m is the slope of a line and c is the intercept on the y-axis. Suppose $a=2$ and $b=1$ then the equation of an ellipse will be$\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{2}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{1}^{2}}}=1$, $m=0.5$ and $c=2$ then the equation of a line will be$y=\left( 0.5 \right)x+2$. The following graph serves as check that there is no intersection between a line and an ellipse.
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