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The length of the major axis of an ellipse is 20 units and its foci are (±5√3, 0) Find the equation of the ellipse. |
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Answer» Foci of the equation is in the form (±c, 0) Equation of the ellipse will be of the form: x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1 Whose vertices (±a, 0) and foci (±c, 0) Here, c = 5√3 Length of the major axis of an ellipse is 20 units (given) So, length of the semi-major axis = 20/2 = 10 units, which is the value of a. ⇒ a = 10 Find b: We know, c2 = a2 – b2 (5√3)2 = 100 – b2 or b2 = 100- 75 = 25 Equation (1)⇒ x2/100 + y2/25 = 1 Which is required equation. |
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