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 - Review Exercises - Page 742: 20

Answer

$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{51}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{100}} = 1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Foci }}\left( {0, \pm 7} \right) \cr & {\text{Foci }}\left( {0, \pm 7} \right) \to {\text{The orientation of the major axis is vertical}} \cr & \frac{{{x^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{a^2}}} = 1,{\text{ }}a > b > 0{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Foci }}\underbrace {\left( {0, \pm 7} \right)}_{\left( {0, \pm c} \right)} \to c = 7 \cr & {\text{Major axis length: 20}} \cr & 2a = 20 \to a = 10 \cr & {b^2} = {a^2} - {c^2} \cr & {b^2} = {10^2} - {7^2} \cr & {b^2} = 51 \cr & \cr & {\text{Substituting the constants }}{a^2}{\text{ and }}{b^2}{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & \frac{{{x^2}}}{{51}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{100}} = 1 \cr} $$
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