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"query": {
"display": "foci $$16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400$$",
"symbolab_question": "CONIC#foci 16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Geometry",
"topic": "Ellipse",
"subTopic": "foci",
"default": "(3,0),(-3,0)"
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "Ellipse foci given $$16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400:{\\quad}\\left(3,\\:0\\right),\\:\\left(-3,\\:0\\right)$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Ellipse Foci",
"text": "For an ellipse with major axis parallel to the x-axis, the Foci (focus points) are defined as $$\\left(h+c,\\:k\\right),\\:\\left(h-c,\\:k\\right),\\:$$<br/> where $$c=\\sqrt{a^2-b^2}\\:$$ is the distance from the center $$\\left(h,\\:k\\right)\\:$$to a focus"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "\\left(h+c,\\:k\\right),\\:\\left(h-c,\\:k\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Calculate ellipse properties"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400:{\\quad}$$Ellipse with center $$\\left(h,\\:k\\right)=\\left(0,\\:0\\right),\\:a=5,\\:b=4$$",
"input": "16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Ellipse standard equation",
"text": "$$\\frac{\\left(x-h\\right)^{2}}{a^2}+\\frac{\\left(y-k\\right)^{2}}{b^2}=1\\:$$is the ellipse standard equation<br/>with center $$\\left(h,\\:k\\right)\\:$$and $$a,\\:b$$ are the semi-major and semi-minor axes"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite $$16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400\\:$$in the form of the standard ellipse equation",
"input": "16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide by coefficient of square terms: $$16$$",
"result": "x^{2}+\\frac{25}{16}y^{2}=25"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide by coefficient of square terms: $$25$$",
"result": "\\frac{1}{25}x^{2}+\\frac{1}{16}y^{2}=1"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Refine",
"result": "\\frac{x^{2}}{25}+\\frac{y^{2}}{16}=1"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite in standard form",
"result": "\\frac{\\left(x-0\\right)^{2}}{5^{2}}+\\frac{\\left(y-0\\right)^{2}}{4^{2}}=1"
}
],
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"interimType": "Ellipse Canonical Format 1Eq"
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "\\frac{\\left(x-0\\right)^{2}}{5^{2}}+\\frac{\\left(y-0\\right)^{2}}{4^{2}}=1"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Therefore ellipse properties are:",
"result": "\\left(h,\\:k\\right)=\\left(0,\\:0\\right),\\:a=5,\\:b=4"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$a>b\\:$$therefore $$a\\:$$is semi-major axis and $$b\\:$$is semi-minor axis",
"result": "\\mathrm{Ellipse\\:with\\:center}\\:\\left(h,\\:k\\right)=\\left(0,\\:0\\right),\\:a=5,\\:b=4"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "N/A"
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "\\left(0+c,\\:0\\right),\\:\\left(0-c,\\:0\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Compute $$c:$$"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$c=\\sqrt{5^{2}-4^{2}}:{\\quad}3$$",
"input": "\\sqrt{5^{2}-4^{2}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$5^{2}=25$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{25-4^{2}}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$4^{2}=16$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{25-16}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$25-16=9$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{9}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Factor the number: $$9=3^{2}$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{3^{2}}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt[n]{a^n}=a$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\sqrt{3^{2}}=3$$"
],
"result": "=3",
"meta": {
"practiceLink": "/practice/radicals-practice",
"practiceTopic": "Radical Rules"
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}
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"type": "step",
"result": "\\left(0+3,\\:0\\right),\\:\\left(0-3,\\:0\\right)"
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"type": "step",
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"result": "\\left(3,\\:0\\right),\\:\\left(-3,\\:0\\right)"
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"solvingClass": "Ellipse"
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Solution
foci
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Solution steps
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the foci 16x^2+25y^2=400 ?
The foci 16x^2+25y^2=400 is (3,0),(-3,0)