SOLUTION: find the foci of the ellipse with equation x²/16+y²/25=1

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Question 38322: find the foci of the ellipse with equation x²/16+y²/25=1
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find the foci of the ellipse with equation x²/16+y²/25=1
vertical major axis
center(0,0)
a=5
b=4
c^2=a^2-b^2
c^2=25-16
c^2=9
c=3
Foci: (0,3),(0,-3)