The orbit of a comet in a video game can be defined by the equation (x - 56)^2/150 + (y - 28)^2/256 = 1. Which of the following is true about the path of the comet on the screen? Check all that apply.
The major axis is horizontal.
The center is at (–56, –28).
The length of the major axis is 32 units.
The length of the minor axis is 150 units.
One of the foci is approximately .

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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the answer is 13 cm