18. An ellipse has the equation (x + 6)² (y – 5)2 + 1 16 64 (a) Is the major axis horizontal or vertical? (b) Find the exact values of the foci of the ellipse. Show work.

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Problem 4TI: Graph the ellipse given by the equation 49x2+16y2=784 . Rewrite the equation in standard form. Then...
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(x + 6)2 (y – 5)?
18. An ellipse has the equation
+
= 1
64
16
(a) Is the major axis horizontal or vertical?
(b) Find the exact values of the foci of the ellipse. Show work.
Transcribed Image Text:(x + 6)2 (y – 5)? 18. An ellipse has the equation + = 1 64 16 (a) Is the major axis horizontal or vertical? (b) Find the exact values of the foci of the ellipse. Show work.
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