College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 7, Conic Sections - Chapter 7 Test - Page 586: 5

Answer

$\frac{x^2}{4^2}+\frac{y^2}{7}=1$

Work Step by Step

The graph of $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ with $a\gt b\gt 0$ is an ellipse that has vertices $(\pm a,0)$ and foci $(\pm c,0)$, where $c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}$. Hence the equation is of an ellipse that has vertices $(\pm 4,0)$ and foci $(\pm 3,0)$, where $9=\sqrt{4^2-b^2}$ is $\frac{x^2}{4^2}+\frac{y^2}{7}=1$
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