SOLUTION: Can you help me write an equation for an ellipse with a major axis with endpoints of (0,8), and (0,-8) with foci of (0,5) and (0,-5)?

Question 30009: Can you help me write an equation for an ellipse with a major axis with endpoints of (0,8), and (0,-8) with foci of (0,5) and (0,-5)?

Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can you help me write an equation for an ellipse with a major axis with endpoints of (0,8), and (0,-8) with foci of (0,5) and (0,-5)?
THIS SHOWS THAT X AXIS IS THE MAJOR AXIS
STANDARD EQN.OF ELLIPSE IS
(X-H)^2/A^2 +(Y-K)^2/B^2=1
CENTRE IS (H,K)..AS PER THE PROBLEM H=K=0 AS CENTRE OF ELLIPSE IS AT (0,0)..SINCE major axis with endpoints ARE (0,8), and (0,-8)
WHERE MAJOR AXIS =2A=8+8=16...SO A=8..SINCE major axis with endpoints ARE (0,8), and (0,-8)
FOCI ARE GIVEN BY
AE,0 AND -AE,0...SO AE =5...SO E=5/A=5/8
BUT E=SQRT{(A^2-B^2)/A^2}=5/8...SQUARING
25/64=(A^2-B^2)/A^2=1-B^2/A^2
B^2/64=1-25/64=49/64
B^2=49
B=7
HENCE EQN. OF ELLIPSE IS
X^2/64 + Y^2/49 = 1

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