document.write( "Question 1187462: foci (-2, 3) and (4, 3) b=4
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document.write( "The foci lie on the horizontal line y= 3 --- hence, the major axis of the ellipse is HORIZONTAL.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The center of the ellipse is the point  (1,3) ---  it explains the numbers in the equation of the ellipse.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Further, the distance between the foci is  4 - (-2) = 6 units;  hence, the eccentricity of the ellipse is  c =  = 3 units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now you know \"c\" and \"b\" of the ellipse:  c = 3, b = 4 (given).  (As a reminder: b is the minor semi-axis).\r\n" );
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document.write( "You are in position to find the major semi-axis  a =  =  =  = 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "After that, the equation of the ellipse is\r\n" );
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