document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136850>Question 1136850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with the given characteristics. Center: (6, 7);   a = 3c;   foci: (2, 7), (10, 7) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "c is the distance from the center of the ellipse to each focus.  The coordinates of the center and the two foci tell us c=4; that makes a, the semi-major axis, 3c = 12.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a, b, and c in an ellipse are related by c^2 = a^2-b^2; that gives us b, the semi-minor axis, equal to 8*sqrt(2).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The standard form of the equation of an ellipse with center (h,k), semi-major axis a, and semi-minor axis b is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have all the numbers to fill in to write the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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