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Question:
major axis on the x axis and passes through the points (4,3) and (6,2).
Answer:

Given that major axis is on x-axis, then the equation of ellipse is:

      x2 /a2 + y2 /b2 = 1 

=> 42 /a2 + 32 /b2 = 1

=> 16/a2 + 9/b2 = 1

=> 16b2 + 9a2 = a2 *b2      ...........1

And

x2 /a2 + y2 /b2 = 1 

=> 62 /a2 + 22 /b2 = 1

=> 36/a2 + 4/b2 = 1

=> 36b2 + 4a2 = a2 *b.......2

Multiply by 9 in equation 2, we get

324b2 + 36a2 = 9a2 *b.......3

Subtract equation 1 - equation 3, we get

-260b2 = -5a2 *b

=> a2 = 260/5

=> a2 = 52

From eqaution 2, we get

36b2 + 4(52) = (52) *b2      

=> 36b2 + 208 = 52b2      

=> 52b2 + 36b2  = 208

=> 16b2  = 208

=>b2  = 208/16

=> b2  = 13

So, the required equation is x2 /52 + y2 /13 = 1 

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