document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981342>Question 981342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What equation for the ellipse satisfies the given conditions eccentricity: 0.5, foci=(-1.2,0),(1.2,0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=602355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If eccentricity is the number e, then e is ratio of focal distance to main axis length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your eccentricity indicates  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.5=%281.2-%28-1.2%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.5=%281.2-%28-1.2%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.5=2.4%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.5=2.4%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.5=1.2%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.5=1.2%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=1.2%2F0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=1.2%2F0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=2.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=2.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "focal distance from center, a and b in an ellipse are related through  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=a%5E2-b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=a%5E2-b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using c for distance from center to either focus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=a%5E2-c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=a%5E2-c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=2.4%5E2-1.2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=2.4%5E2-1.2%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=4.32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=4.32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill the information into standard form ellipse equation.<BR>\n" );
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