SOLUTION: Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with foci at (0,0) and (4,0), and has a major axis of length 6.

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Question 1087976: Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with foci at (0,0) and (4,0), and has a major axis of length 6.
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From the condition:

The major axis (connecting foci) is the horizontal line y = 0, coinciding with x-axis.

The center of the ellipse is the midpoint between the foci, i.e. (2,0).

The focal distance is 2c = 4 - 0 = 4;  Hence, the distance from the center to each focus is c =  = 2.


Since the major axis length is 6, the major seni-axis is  = 3.


Then the minor semi-axis is   =  =  = 5.


Thus the standard form of the ellipse equation is

 +  = 1.

Solved.

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