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How do you find the foci of an ellipse?

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Answer:

Use the formula

Explanation:

c2=a2−b2...The formula generally associated with the focus of an ellipse is c2=a2−b2 where c is the distance from the focus to center , a is the distance from the center to a vertex and b is the distance from the center to a co-vetex .

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