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To explain: How to determine whether the foci of an ellipse lie on the horizontal or vertical axis of an ellipse.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The foci of an ellipse
Calculation:
The foci always lie on the major axis.
Whichever variable has the larger denominator is the major axis.
For example,
The larger value is under the y -term, so the major axis is the y -axis,
Since this ellipse is centered at the origin.
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