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 563: 10

Answer

Vertices: $(0,\pm 5)$; Major vertical axis length =10 Minor horizontal axis length =8 $r=3$ and Foci:$(0,\pm 3)$ and $e=\dfrac{3}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Write the general form of the equation of an vertical ellipse . $\dfrac{x^2}{m^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{n^2}=1$ Then, Vertices: $(0,\pm q)$; Major vertical axis length =2p Minor horizontal axis length =2q and Foci:$(0, \pm r)$ and $r=\sqrt {m^2-n^2}$ Eccentricity $e=\dfrac{r}{p}$ Need to re-arrange the given equation in the form of Equation -A of the ellipse . $\dfrac{x^2}{(4)^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{(5)^2}=1$ We can see that $m=5 \\n=4$ Thus, we get Vertices: $(0,\pm 5)$; Major vertical axis length =10 Minor horizontal axis length =8 $r=3$ and Foci:$(0,\pm 3)$ and $e=\dfrac{3}{5}$
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