Answer: (x^2)/16 + (y^2)/25 = 1
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the problem we can figure out that the center of the ellipse is (0,0).
Since the foci is (0,3) and (0,-3) we know that the value of c is 3. The major vertices are (0,5) and (0,-5) so the value of a is 5.
If we put this into the equation a^2=b^2 + c^2, we get 25=9+ b^2
We get b^2 is 16
Now since we know that the ellipse is vertical because the x value didn’t change, we know that the b^2 value comes first in the equation. Then the a^2 value which is 25.
