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A swimming pool in the shape of an ellipse is modeled by x^2/324+y^2/196=1, where x and y are measured in feet.

Find the shortest distance (in feet) across the center of the pool?

i think its 28 feet....

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2b = length of the minor axis

2 * 14 = 28

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