Concept explainers
To find: The equation of an ellipse.
Answer to Problem 7CR
The equation of the ellipse is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given focus at
Calculation:
The distance from the centre to a focus of the ellipse
The general equation of the ellipse when the major axis is the y-axis is
Substitute values are
The sequence root of the both sides,
Substitute the values of
Therefore, the equation of the ellipse is
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