SOLUTION: Center is (3,2); a=3c; foci:(1,2),(5,2)

Question 952225: Center is (3,2); a=3c; foci:(1,2),(5,2)
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
Center is (,);
;
foci:(,),(,)

the equation of the ellipse is:

so, for your ellipse it is:
(center at (,), means and )

for an ellipse,
because the foci have the same -coordinate, you know that it is a ellipse (major axis is horizontal)
distance from (,) to (,) = , where is the distance from the center to each focus

==> (which is also the distance from (,) to either (,) or (,))

since , that means that

then, => }}} =>
and your equation is:

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