document.write( "Question 421164: 4x^2+25y^2-8x+100y+4=0 find the center, vertices and foci of the ellipse
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Algebra.Com's Answer #294317 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4x^2+25y^2-8x+100y+4=0 find the center, vertices and foci of the ellipse \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Standard form of the given ellipse: (x-h)^2/a^2+(y-k)^2/b^2=1 (a>b) \n" ); document.write( "4x^2+25y^2-8x+100y+4=0 \n" ); document.write( "4x^2-8x+25y^2+100y+4=0 \n" ); document.write( "factor then complete the square \n" ); document.write( "4(x^2-2x+1)+25(y^2+4y+4)=-4+4+100 \n" ); document.write( "4(x-1)^2+25(y+2)^2=100 \n" ); document.write( "divide by 100 \n" ); document.write( "(x-1)^2/25+(y+2)^2/4=1 \n" ); document.write( "This is an ellipse with center at(1,-2) and major axis horizontal \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "a^2=25 \n" ); document.write( "a=5 \n" ); document.write( "b^2=4 \n" ); document.write( "b=2 \n" ); document.write( "c^2=a^2-b^2 \n" ); document.write( "c=sqrt(25-16)=sqrt(9)=3 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "foci:(1+-c,-2)=(1+-3,-2)=(4,-2)and (-2,-2) \n" ); document.write( "vertices:(1+-a,-2)=1+-5,-2)=(6,-2) and (-4,-2)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "See graph of the ellipse below:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y=-2+-(1-(x-1)^2/25)^.5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |