document.write( "Question 370111: A racetrack is modeled with the graph of an ellipse with vertices at (2,3) and (-8,3) and the foci at (1,3) and (-7,3). which equation models an ellipse? \n" ); document.write( "
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Vertices:(\"-8%2C%7B%7B%7B3\") (\"2\",\"3\")
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\n" ); document.write( "Foci:(\"-7\",\"3\") (\"1\",\"3\")
\n" ); document.write( "X center of the ellipse: \"-8%2B%282%2B8%29%2F2=-8%2B5=-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"c=-3-%28-7%29=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2-b%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2F5%5E2%2B%28y-3%29%5E2%2F3%5E2=1\"
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