Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 10 - Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates - 10.1 Exercises - Page 692: 32

Answer

$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{40}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{121}} = 1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Foci: }}\left( {0, \pm 9} \right) \cr & {\text{Major axis length: 22}} \cr & {\text{22 = 2}}a \cr & a = 11 \cr & {\text{Foci}}\left( {\underbrace 0_x,\underbrace { - 9}_y} \right){\text{ and }}\left( {\underbrace 0_x,\underbrace 9_y} \right) \cr & {\text{Standard form of the equation}}:\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{a^2}}} = 1 \cr & {\text{With}} \cr & {\text{Foci}}\left( {0, - c} \right){\text{ and }}\left( {0,c} \right) \cr & c = 9 \cr & {b^2} = {a^2} - {c^2} \cr & {b^2} = {11^2} - {9^2} \cr & {b^2} = 40 \cr & \underbrace {\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{a^2}}} = 1}_ \Downarrow \cr & \frac{{{x^2}}}{{40}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{121}} = 1 \cr} $$
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