SOLUTION: Equation of the Ellipse whose center at the origin, major axis vertical, distance between foci is 8, major axis is 10

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Question 971486: Equation of the Ellipse whose center at the origin, major axis vertical, distance between foci is 8, major axis is 10
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Equation of the Ellipse whose center at the origin, major axis vertical, distance between foci is 8, major axis is 10
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center:(0,0)
length of major axis=10=2a
a=5
a^2=25
c=4 (distance from center to foci)
c^2=16
c^2=a^2-b^2
b^2=a^2-c^2=25-16=9
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