College Algebra 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7, Conic Sections - Section 7.2 - Ellipses - 7.2 Exercises - Page 562: 2

Answer

$(\pm a,0)$, $c=\sqrt{a^2-b^2}$. $(\pm 5,0)$, $(\pm3,0)$

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 graph of $\frac{x^2}{5^2}+\frac{y^2}{4^2}=1$ is an ellipse that has vertices $(\pm 5,0)$ and foci $(\pm c,0)$, where $c=\sqrt{5^2-4^2}=3$.
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