SOLUTION: Find the vertices and foci of the ellipse. {{{ 16x^2 + y^2 = -2y }}}

Question 1007364: Find the vertices and foci of the ellipse.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The long axis is vertical and the short axis is horizontal. This is like .

Your ellipse has center at (0,-1).
Minor vertices are ( -1/4, -1 ) and ( 1/4, -1).
Major vertices are (0,0) and (0,-2).
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(HINT: Each focus will be on the y-axis).
, and c is the distance from the center to either focus.
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