Question

Help Plz!!!

Answer 1

@helder_edwin

Answer 2

What is the center?

Answer 3

can u get the center?

Answer 4

Not sure how?

Answer 5

\[\frac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\frac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1\]

Answer 6

(h,k) is the center.

Answer 7

so to I add the center? OR..

Answer 8

the center is (-10,5). agree?

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

the major axis a=10 and the minor axis b=8, agree?

Answer 11

Yes!

Answer 12

can u compute c? c is the distacne from the center to either focus

Answer 13

there is a relation (an equation) between a, b, and c. do u know it?

Answer 14

ok the relation is
\[\large a^2=b^2+c^2 \]
then the coordinates of the foci are
\[\large (h,k\pm c) \]
because the ellipse is vertical