[Math] Create Ellipse From Eccentricity And Semi-Minor Axis

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So I am given the eccentricity of an ellipse and the radius semi-minor axis as well as the center of the ellipse. So in the example below we know the center of the ellipse is at ( 0, 0 ) and the radius of the semi-minor axis is 10. Let's say for the sake of the example the eccentricity is 0.75.

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So my question is is it possible to find the points of the foci and the radius of the semi-major axis? Thaks!

Best Answer

Hint The distance $f$ from the center to either focus is related to the length $a$ of the semimajor axis and the eccentricity $e$ by $$f = e a,$$ and the $f$, $a$, and the length $b$ of the semiminor axis are related by $$a^2 - b^2 = f^2.$$