Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 11 - Review - Test - Page 835: 2

Answer

Vertices: $V(±4,0)$ Foci: $F(±2\sqrt 3,0)$ Length of the major axis: $2a=8$ Length of the minor axis: $2b=4$

Work Step by Step

Equation of an ellipse with center at origin (major axis is horizontal): $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ $\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$ $\frac{x^2}{4^2}+\frac{y^2}{2^2}=1$ $a=4$ $b=2$ $a^2=b^2+c^2$ $c^2=a^2-b^2=4^2-2^2=16-4=12$ $c=2\sqrt 3$ Vertices: $V(±a,0)=V(±4,0)$ Foci: $F(±c,0)=F(±2\sqrt 3,0)$ Length of the major axis: $2a=8$ Length of the minor axis: $2b=4$
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