SOLUTION: In a whispering gallery, any sound at one focus of an ellipse reflects off the elliptical roof directly to the other focus. If the center of the whispering gallery is x, find the d

Question 1175589: In a whispering gallery, any sound at one focus of an ellipse reflects off the elliptical roof directly to the other focus. If the center of the whispering gallery is x, find the distance at sound travels from focus F1 to F2.
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