document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170037>Question 170037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have such a hard time doing this problem: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write Standard Equation of Ellipse, Given Foci: (-2,0) and (2,0) and Vertices: (-6,0) and (6,0). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write Standard Equation of Ellipse, Given Foci: (-2,0) and (2,0) and Vertices: (-6,0) and (6,0).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do you see that a = 6 and c = 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For an ellipse, a^2 + b^2 = c^2, so b = sqrt[6^2-2^2] = sqrt(32) = 4sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/36 + y^2/32 = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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