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Vertical Dimensions for an Elliptical Tabletop Inset

A custom furniture maker is using the equation (x3)29+(y1)24=1\frac{(x-3)^2}{9} + \frac{(y-1)^2}{4} = 1 to cut an elliptical mahogany inset for a desk. To accurately plot the upper and lower boundaries of the ellipse, the maker needs to know the vertical distance from the center point (3,1)(3, 1) to the co-vertices. Based on the standard form of this equation, what is this vertical distance (in units)?

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