OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §12.1 The Ellipse · Example 6 · Geometry · Conic sections

Writing the Equation of an Ellipse Centered at a Point Other Than the Origin

What is the standard form equation of the ellipse that has vertices $(- 2, - 8)$ and $(- 2, 2)$
and foci $(- 2, - 7)$ and $(- 2, 1) ?$

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §12.1 The Ellipse · Example 6

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