SOLUTION: Find the eccentricity of the ellipse (x+2)^2/36+(y-4)^2/11=1

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Question 878021: Find the eccentricity of the ellipse (x+2)^2/36+(y-4)^2/11=1
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Find the eccentricity of the ellipse (x+2)^2/36+(y-4)^2/11=1
eccentricity=c/a
a^2=36
a=6
b^2=11
c^2=a^2-b^2=36-11=25
c=5
eccentricity=5/6