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document.write( "Find the coordinates of the center and foci and the lengths of the major and minor axes for the ellipse
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document.write( "(x+2)2/48+(y-1)2/20=1 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #346034 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I don't know how to do this problem \n" ); document.write( "Find the coordinates of the center and foci and the lengths of the major and minor axes for the ellipse \n" ); document.write( "(x+2)^2/48+(y-1)^2/20 = 1 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Center: (-2,1) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "major axis: 2a = 2*sqrt(48) = 2*4*sqrt(3) = 8sqrt(3) \n" ); document.write( "minor axis: 2b = 2*sqrt(20) = 2*2*sqrt(5) = 4sqrt(5) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Foci = ?? \n" ); document.write( "a^2 = b^2 + c^2 \n" ); document.write( "48 = 20 + c^2 \n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 28 \n" ); document.write( "c = 2sqrt(7) \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Foci: (-2-2sqrt(7) , 1) and (-2+2sqrt(7) , 1) \n" ); document.write( "=========================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=============\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |