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Writing the Equation of an Ellipse Centered at the Origin in Standard Form

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What is the standard form equation of the ellipse that has vertices $\left(\pm 8 , 0\right)$ and foci $\left(\pm 5 , 0\right) ?$

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 12.1 The Ellipse, exercise 14

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