SOLUTION: An ellipse has horizontal axis length of 15 and vertical axis length of 13. Give the positive distance along the MAJOR axis between either vertex and its nearest focus.

Question 959779: An ellipse has horizontal axis length of 15 and vertical axis length of 13. Give the positive distance along the MAJOR axis between either vertex and its nearest focus.
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An ellipse has horizontal axis length of 15 and vertical axis length of 13. Give the positive distance along the MAJOR axis between either vertex and its nearest focus.
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Given ellipse has a horizontal major axis.
Its standard form of equation:
Length of major axis=15=2a
a=7.5
a^2=56.25
Length of minor axis=13=2b
b=6.5
b^2=42.25
c^2=a^2-b^2=56.25-42.25=14
c=√14≈3.74
distance between either vertex and its nearest focus=a-c=7.5-3.74≈3.76
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