Problem

Find the equation of an ellipse satisfying the given conditions.
Foci: (5,0) and (5,0), length of major axis: 14

The equation of the ellipse is ,
(Simplify your answer. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.)

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Simplify the equation to get the final answer: x249+y224=1.

Steps

Step 1 :Given the foci at (5,0) and (5,0), and the length of the major axis is 14.

Step 2 :The semi-major axis a is half the length of the major axis, so a=142=7.

Step 3 :The distance from the center to each focus c is 5.

Step 4 :Using the relationship c2=a2b2, we can find b2.

Step 5 :Substitute the known values to find b2: 52=72b2 which simplifies to b2=4925=24.

Step 6 :The semi-minor axis b is the square root of b2, so b=244.898979485566356.

Step 7 :The equation of the ellipse is x2a2+y2b2=1.

Step 8 :Substitute the values of a and b into the equation: x272+y224=1.

Step 9 :Simplify the equation to get the final answer: x249+y224=1.

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