Ellipse Major Axis Determination

[Niaboc67]

Homework Statement

The Attempt at a Solution

I thought that an ellipse shares vertices on the y-axis and the x-axis. Making it neither vertical major axis. I am unsure about the question.[/B]

 

[Svein]

Now, can you see the answers?

 

[HallsofIvy]

What you should have learned is that if the "x^2" term has the larger denominator then the x-axis is the major axis. If the "y^2" term has the larger denominator, then the y-axis is the major axis..

(Was there really a choice that said "neither a major axis nor a major axis"? That makes no sense!)