g the statuary hall in the us capitol is an elliptical room. rooms with this design are often called whisper chambers because even a whisper made at one of the focal points can be heard at the other focal point. legend tells us that when the hall was used as the house of representatives, john quincy adams positioned the desk for the leader of the minority party at one focal point then left an open space at the other focal where he could stand to eavesdrop. if the major axis of the room is 96 feet long and the minor axis is 46 feet long, how far from the end of the room was the desk of the minority leader? (round the answer to the nearest foot.)