document.write( "Question 930815: Find the vertices, foci, and eccentricity of the ellipse. Determine the lengths of the major and minor axes, and sketch the graph.
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document.write( "1. 4x^2+25y^2=100\r
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document.write( "2. x^2/16+y^2/25=1\r
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document.write( "3. 1/2x^2+1/8y^2=1/4\r
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document.write( "4. y^2=1-2x^2\r
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document.write( "5. X^2+4y^2=16
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Algebra.Com's Answer #565302 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Standard Form of an Equation of an Ellipse is \n" ); document.write( "where Pt(h,k) is the center. (a variable positioned to correspond with major axis) \n" ); document.write( " a and b are the respective vertices distances from center. \n" ); document.write( " The foci distances from center: c = ± \n" ); document.write( "eccentricity = c/a \n" ); document.write( "......... \n" ); document.write( "4x^2+25y^2=100 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "V(5,0),V(-5,0) & V(0,2),V(0,-2) \n" ); document.write( "c =√(25 - 4) = √(21) \n" ); document.write( "eccentricity = √21/5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".......... \n" ); document.write( "x^2/16+y^2/25=1 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " & V(4,0),V(-4,0) & V(0,5),V(0,-5)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " c =√(25 - 16) = 3 \n" ); document.write( "eccentricity = 3/5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "........ \n" ); document.write( "1/2x^2+1/8y^2=1/4 \n" ); document.write( "2x^2 + y^2/4 = 1 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "......... \n" ); document.write( "y^2=1-2x^2 \n" ); document.write( "2x^2 + y^2 = 1 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "....... \n" ); document.write( "X^2+4y^2=16 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |