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Write an equation for an ellipse centered at the origin, which has foci at
(0,+-6) and vertices at
(0,+-sqrt37).

Write an equation for an ellipse centered at the origin, which has foci at $(0, \pm 6)$ and vertices at $(0, \pm \sqrt{37})$ .

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Write equations of ellipses in standard form using properties

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Q. Write an equation for an ellipse centered at the origin, which has foci at

(0, \pm 6)

and vertices at

(0, \pm \sqrt{37})

.

Given Foci and Vertices: We are given the foci at $(0, \pm 6)$ and vertices at $(0, \pm\sqrt{37})$ . Since the foci and vertices are on the y-axis, this indicates a vertical orientation for the ellipse.
Calculate $c$ : The distance from the center to a focus is denoted by $c$ , and the distance from the center to a vertex is denoted by $a$ . We can find the value of $c$ using the coordinates of the foci. $\newline$ $c = 6$
Calculate $a$ : We can find the value of $a$ using the coordinates of the vertices. $a = \sqrt{37}$
Standard Form Equation: For an ellipse centered at the origin with a vertical orientation, the standard form of the equation is: $\newline$ $(\frac{x^2}{b^2}) + (\frac{y^2}{a^2}) = 1$ $\newline$ We have the value of $a$ , but we need to find the value of $b$ .
Relationship between $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ : The relationship between $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ for an ellipse is given by the equation: $\newline$ $c^2 = a^2 - b^2$ $\newline$ We can use this to solve for $b^2$ . $\newline$ $b^2 = a^2 - c^2$
Find $b^2$ : Substitute the known values of $a$ and $c$ into the equation to find $b^2$ .
$b^2 = (\sqrt{37})^2 - 6^2$
$b^2 = 37 - 36$
$b^2 = 1$
Write Standard Form Equation: Now that we have the values of $a$ and $b$ , we can write the standard form equation of the ellipse. $\newline$ The equation is: $\newline$ $\frac{x^2}{b^2} + \frac{y^2}{a^2} = 1$ $\newline$ Substitute $b^2 = 1$ and $a^2 = 37$ into the equation: $\newline$ $\frac{x^2}{1} + \frac{y^2}{37} = 1$
Simplify Equation: Simplify the equation to get the final standard form: $x^2 + \frac{y^2}{37} = 1$

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