The distance between the foci of an ellipse is and the length of its latus rectum is

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Problem

The distance between the foci of an ellipse is

6

and the length of its latus rectum is

8

. Find (i) the length of the semi-major axis

a

, and (ii) the length of the semi-minor axis

b