To find: The centre, vertices,foci of the ellipse and sketch the ellipse.
Answer to Problem 51E
The centre of the ellipseis at is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The equation of the ellipse is,
Concept used:
Write the standard equation of anellipseof horizontal major axis.
Write the standard equation of anellipseof vertical major axis.
The foci lie on the major axis,
Consider the sketch of the ellipse,
From the graph of the ellipse, the centre of the ellipseis at is
Thus, the centre of the ellipseis at is
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