HELP I NEED TO SHOW MY WORK FOR THIS QUESTION!! The major axis of the ellipse below has length of 13. If the solid line has length 10, what is the length of the dashed line?

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Codobux · Answer 1 · 2023-10-12T05:58:13+0000

Answer:

3

Explanation:

The distance from one focus, to any point on the ellipse and then to the other focus = length of major axis

So, 10 + dashed line = 13

Therefore, dashed line = 13 - 10 = 3