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Which points are the foci of the ellipse?

(−8, −1) and (−2, −1)
(−6, −1) and (−5, −1)
(−5, −4) and (−5, 2)
(−5, −2) and (−5, 0)

Which points are the foci of the ellipse? (−8, −1) and (−2, −1) (−6, −1) and (−5, −1) (−5, −4) and-example-1

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Answer:

c on edge

Explanation:

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User Bperson
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The foci need to be equal distances from the center of the eclipse.

See the attached picture. I marked off all the points that were given as choice and from this you can see that that (-5,-4) and (-5,2) are both 3 units away from the center.

The answer is: (-5,-4) and (-5,2)

Which points are the foci of the ellipse? (−8, −1) and (−2, −1) (−6, −1) and (−5, −1) (−5, −4) and-example-1
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