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  • 19-04-2017
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The foci of an ellipse lie on the major axis of the ellipse

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DoMM505
DoMM505 DoMM505
  • 19-04-2017
Its TRUE. Hope it helps
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Аноним Аноним
  • 20-05-2019

Answer with explanation:

Equation of ellipse in two forms

  [tex]\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1[/tex]

So, there are two cases.

1. When , a > b

Major Axis = X axis

Minor Axis =Y axis

Focus , lies on the Major Axis that is on X axis.

2. When, a < b

Major Axis = Y axis

Minor Axis = X axis

Focus lies on the Major axis, which is Y axis.

So, In both the cases ,the Focus lies on Major Axis.

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