# Find the equations and length of major and minor axes of $16x^{2}+9y^{2}+32x-32y-92=0$

Toolbox:
• Shifting of the origin from $(0,0)$ to $(h,k)$ then if the new axes form $X-Y$ coordinate system then $x=X+a$,$y=Y+k$
• The new coordinates of a point $P(x,y)$ become $X=x-a,Y=y-k$
• Standard forms of equation of the ellipse with major axes 2a, minor axis 2b $(a >b)$ eccentricity e and $b^2=a^2(1-e^2)$ or $e^2=1-\large\frac{b^2}{a^2}$
• $\large\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}$$=1 • http://clay6.com/mpaimg/8_2_Toolbox.png • Foci(\pm ae,o), center (0,0),vertices (\pm a,0) • End points of Latus Rectum \; (ae,\pm \large\frac{b^2}{a}) and (-ae,\pm \large\frac{b^2}{a}) • Directrices x=\pm \large\frac{a}{e}. • The major axis is y=0 (x- axis) and the minor axes is x=0 (y- axis) • \large\frac{x^2}{b^2}+\frac{y^2}{a^2}$$=1$
• http://clay6.com/mpaimg/8_2_Toolbox1.png
• Foci$(0,\pm ae),$ center $(0,0)$,vertices $(0,\pm a)$
• End points of Latus Rectum $(\pm \large\frac{b^2}{a}$$,ae) and (\pm \large\frac{b^2}{a}$$,-ae)$
• Directrices $y=\pm \large\frac{a}{e}$.
• The major axis is $x=0$ (y- axis) and the minor axes is $y=0$ (x- axis)
• General form of standard ellipses with centre $C$ with major axis $2a$,minor axis $2b$ and axes parallel to the coordinate axes.
• $\large\frac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\frac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}$$=1 • In this case major axis y=k and minor axis x=h. • \large\frac{(x-h)^2}{b^2}+\frac{(y-k)^2}{a^2}$$=1$
• In this case major axis $x=h$ and minor axis $y=k$.
Step 1:
$16x^2+32x+9y^2-36y-92=0$
$16x^2+32x+9y^2-36y=92$
Completing squares we get
$16(x^2+2x+1)+9(y^2-4y+4)=92+16+36$
$16(x+1)^2+9(y-2)^2=144$
Step 2:
Dividing the above equation by $144$
$\large\frac{(x+1)^2}{9}+\frac{(y-2)^2}{16}$$=1$
$a^2=16$,$b^2=9$
$\Rightarrow a=4,b=3$
Step 3:
Length of major axis=$2a=8$
Length of minor axis=$2b=6$
Equation of major axis $x=-1$
Equation of minor axis $y=2$