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Write an equation for an ellipse centered at the origin, which has foci at 
(+-12,0) and vertices at 
(+-13,0).

Write an equation for an ellipse centered at the origin, which has foci at (±12,0) ( \pm 12,0) and vertices at (±13,0) ( \pm 13,0) .

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Q. Write an equation for an ellipse centered at the origin, which has foci at (±12,0) ( \pm 12,0) and vertices at (±13,0) ( \pm 13,0) .
  1. Given Foci and Vertices: We are given the foci and vertices of an ellipse centered at the origin. The distance from the center to a focus is denoted by cc, and the distance from the center to a vertex is denoted by aa. Since the ellipse is centered at the origin, we can directly read these values from the coordinates of the foci and vertices.\newlineFoci: (±12,0)(\pm 12, 0) implies c=12c = 12\newlineVertices: (±13,0)(\pm 13, 0) implies a=13a = 13
  2. Calculating b: The relationship between aa, bb, and cc for an ellipse is given by the equation c2=a2b2c^2 = a^2 - b^2, where bb is the distance from the center to the co-vertex. We need to find the value of bb using the values of aa and cc.
    Calculate bb using the relationship c2=a2b2c^2 = a^2 - b^2.
    bb00
    bb11
    bb22
    bb33
  3. Finding the Standard Form Equation: Now that we have b2b^2, we can find bb by taking the square root of b2b^2.\newlineb=b2b = \sqrt{b^2}\newlineb=25b = \sqrt{25}\newlineb=5b = 5
  4. Finding the Standard Form Equation: Now that we have b2b^2, we can find bb by taking the square root of b2b^2.\newlineb=b2b = \sqrt{b^2}\newlineb=25b = \sqrt{25}\newlineb=5b = 5With the values of aa and bb, we can write the standard form equation of the ellipse. Since the ellipse is horizontal (the vertices are on the x-axis), the standard form of the equation is (x2a2)+(y2b2)=1\left(\frac{x^2}{a^2}\right) + \left(\frac{y^2}{b^2}\right) = 1.\newlineSubstitute a=13a = 13 and b=5b = 5 into the equation.\newline(x2132)+(y252)=1\left(\frac{x^2}{13^2}\right) + \left(\frac{y^2}{5^2}\right) = 1\newline(x2169)+(y225)=1\left(\frac{x^2}{169}\right) + \left(\frac{y^2}{25}\right) = 1

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