Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 11 - Review - Exercises - Page 833: 20

Answer

(a) Center: $C(2,-3)$ Vertices: $V(±5,0)$ Foci: $F(±3,0)$ (b) Length of the major axis: $2a=10$ Length of the minor axis: $2b=8$ (c)

Work Step by Step

Equation of an ellipse with center at $(h,k)$ (major axis is horizontal): $\frac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\frac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1$ $\frac{(x-2)^2}{25}+\frac{(y+3)^2}{16}=1$ $\frac{(x-2)^2}{5^2}+\frac{[y-(-3)]^2}{4^2}=1$ $h=2$ $k=-3$ Center: $C(2,-3)$ $a=5$ $b=4$ $a^2=b^2+c^2$ $c^2=a^2-b^2=5^2-4^2=25-16=9$ $c=3$ Vertices: $V(±a,0)=V(±5,0)$ Foci: $F(±c,0)=F(±3,0)$ Length of the major axis: $2a=10$ Length of the minor axis: $2b=8$
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