SOLUTION: What are (a)the x-intercepts,(b)the y-intercepts and (c) the foi of the following ellipse?(leave answers exact? x^2/25+y^2/36=1

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Question 328600: What are (a)the x-intercepts,(b)the y-intercepts and (c) the foi of the following ellipse?(leave answers exact?
x^2/25+y^2/36=1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) When y=0,
x%5E2%2F25=1
x%5E2=25
x=0+%2B-+5
(-5,0) and (5,0)
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b) When x=0,
y%5E2%2F36=1
y=0+%2B-+6
(0,-6) and (0,6)
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c) c%5E2=b%5E2-a%5E2=36-25=9
c=0+%2B-+3
(0,-3) and (0,3)