SOLUTION: Find the distance between the foci of an ellipse that has a major axis of length 20 and a minor axis of length 16.

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Question 863058: Find the distance between the foci of an ellipse that has a major axis of length 20 and a minor axis of length 16.
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Hi

major axis of length 20 (a = 10) and a minor axis of length 16(b= 8)

sqrt%28100-64%29 = ± 6

distance between the foci of this ellipse is 12.