An ellipse has centre (0,0) and vertices on the y-axis. The minor axis has length 10 and the major axis has length 14. Find the equation of the ellipse.
An ellipse has centre (0,0) and vertices on the y-axis. The minor axis has length 10 and the major axis has length 14. Find the equation of the ellipse.
Chapter4: Rational Functions And Conics
Section4.3: Conics
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Transcribed Image Text:An ellipse has centre (0, 0) and vertices on the y-axis. The minor axis has length 10 and the major axis has length 14. Find the equation of the ellipse.
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Doesn't the length of the major axis = 2?, and doesn't the minor axis = 2b?
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