I make that 1/2 sort of mistake all the time: halfway up to the first point marked, which happens to be labeled 2 units.
I’m completely at a loss about how the second line came after the first. I’m also sad that people don’t seem to have the habit of plugging in a point or two in order to check their work.
Even worse than the answer is the problem. It doesn’t state the “curve” is an ellipse, a necessary given.
Meh. If you understand it as “Find an equation that matches this graph” it’s a perfectly fine question.
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I make that 1/2 sort of mistake all the time: halfway up to the first point marked, which happens to be labeled 2 units.
I’m completely at a loss about how the second line came after the first. I’m also sad that people don’t seem to have the habit of plugging in a point or two in order to check their work.
Even worse than the answer is the problem. It doesn’t state the “curve” is an ellipse, a necessary given.
Meh. If you understand it as “Find an equation that matches this graph” it’s a perfectly fine question.