Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Parametric and Polar Curves - 10.4 Conic Sections - 10.4 Exercises - Page 750: 7

Answer

\[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1,\text{ where }{{a}^{2}}={{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]

Work Step by Step

\[\begin{align} & \text{The equation of the standard ellipse with vertices at }\left( \pm a,0 \right) \\ & \text{and foci at }\left( \pm c,0 \right)\text{ is:} \\ & \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1,\text{ where }{{a}^{2}}={{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}} \\ \end{align}\]
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