SOLUTION: Find the length of major axis of an ellipse that has the distance between the foci equal to 10 and the length of the minor axis equal to 24.

SOLUTION: Find the length of major axis of an ellipse that has the distance between the foci equal to 10 and the length of the minor axis equal to 24.

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Question 863059: Find the length of major axis of an ellipse that has the distance between the foci equal to 10 and the length of the minor axis equal to 24.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2 = sqrt(25 + 144) = 169
a = 13
the length of major axis of this ellipse is 26
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