SOLUTION: how do you write the standard equation of the ellipse with vertices (8,0) and (-8,0) and foci (5,0) and (-5, 0)

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Question 884180: how do you write the standard equation of the ellipse with vertices (8,0) and (-8,0) and foci (5,0) and (-5, 0)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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The placement of those vertices tells you that the center is at the origin. Also as vertices, you find a=8 and b=5. Easily fit these into the standard form:

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