SOLUTION: Write the standard form of an ellipse given the following.\ Vertices: (-2,16) and (-2,-6) Foci: (-2,5+sqrt(57)) and (-2,5-sqrt(57))

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Question 1023160: Write the standard form of an ellipse given the following.\
Vertices: (-2,16) and (-2,-6)
Foci: (-2,5+sqrt(57)) and (-2,5-sqrt(57))

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The center of the ellipse would be (-2,5). The semi-major axis is a = 11 (=). The focal length is c = .
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==> the standard form is , or

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