How far apart are the foci of an ellipse with a major axis of 20 feet and a minor axis of 14 feet?
The lenngth of the major axis / 2 = a = 10 ...the length of the minor axis/ 2 = b = 7
The focal length, c, is given by : √[ a^2 - b^2 ] = √[ 10^2 - 7^2 ] = √51 units......and the distance between the focal points = 2c = 2√51 ≈ 14.28 units