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Find the center, vertices, and foci of the ellipse with equation x squared divided by one hundred plus y squared divided by sixty four = 1?

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The solution should be: x|2 100 + y|2 36 = 1

This is because the value of a squared that can be a large denominator to the solution. This is of finding the center of the ellipse. You also need to find the co vertices with b squared = 36, and you'll have the points which are (–6, 0) and (6, 0).
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