document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=879823>Question 879823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an ellipse has a center (0,0) and foci are located at (0,8) and (0,-8) the length of the major axis is 24 units. fill in the missing denominators for the equation of the ellipse </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given problem has a vertical major axis with center at the origin:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form of equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2By%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Fb%5E2%2By%5E2%2Fa%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of vertical major axis=24=2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2=a^2-b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=a^2-c^2=144-64=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F80%2By%5E2%2F144=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F80%2By%5E2%2F144=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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