Question 1032862: Find an equation for the conic described:
Ellipse: center at (0,0); focus at (0,3); vertex at (0,5) Found 2 solutions by robertb, ikleyn:Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Here, a = 5, c = 3, and b is unknown.
==> for an ellipse ==> ==> .
The equation of the ellipse would be , since the major axis is along the y-axis.
==> the equation of the ellipse is .
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Find an equation for the conic described:
Ellipse: center at (0,0); focus at (0,3); vertex at (0,5)
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