Given the center, vertex and co vertex, write the equation of the ellipse

The video tutorial explains how to write the equation of an ellipse by determining whether the major axis is horizontal or vertical. It begins by plotting the given center, vertex, and co-vertex to understand the ellipse's orientation. The tutorial then guides through formulating the general equation for a horizontal ellipse, calculating the values of A and B, and simplifying the equation. The process involves understanding the relationship between the center, vertices, and co-vertices, and how they align on the major and minor axes.

What values do you need to identify to write the equation of the ellipse?

Explain how to simplify the equation of the ellipse once you have the values of A and B.