document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=752067>Question 752067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of an ellipse if the major <BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis is 8 units and the foci are  (2, 3) and (2, -3). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #457561 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=457561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Major axis is vertical based on \"foci are (2, 3) and (2, -3).\"  The equation will be like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Aa=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Aa=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so meaning <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again using foci are (2, 3) and (2, -3), <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You also see that the center of the ellipse from the focal information is at (2,0), so the equation can be seen as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%5E2%2Fb%2By%5E2%2F16=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%5E2%2Fb%2By%5E2%2F16=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------Almost done.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you aware that the relationship amoung a, b, and c, is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2=b%5E2%2Bc%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2=b%5E2%2Bc%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?  Use this to find b and finish the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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