document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=738088>Question 738088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of an ellipse with a major axis 8 units long and foci (0,2) and (6,2). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #450678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=450678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Standard Form Equation for Ellipse: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2F%28a%5E2-c%5E2%29=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2F%28a%5E2-c%5E2%29=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You do not yet know \"b\" and you do not really need it directly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Major axis is 8, means a=4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given foci indicate that c=3, which is the size of half the distance from x=0 to x=6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The center point of your ellipse, (h, k), is in the exact middle of the two foci, so this center is (3, 2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SUMMARY OF DATA FOR YOUR ELLIPSE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Center Point (3, 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill-in the pieces into the standard form equation and simplify. </SPAN>\n" );
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