SOLUTION: What is the distance from the center to the focus of an ellipse whose equation is.... (x+1)squared/36 + (y-2)squared/11=1

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Question 453949: What is the distance from the center to the focus of an ellipse whose equation is.... (x+1)squared/36 + (y-2)squared/11=1
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What is the distance from the center to the focus of an ellipse whose equation is....
%28x%2B1%29%5E2%2F36+%2B+%28y-2%29%5E2%2F11+=+1
sqrt%28a%5E2+-+b%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2836-11%29+=+5
Distance = 5