Give a brief reason why the three parameters of an ellipse centred at the origin with…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Conic Sections · Conic Sections

Problem

Give a brief reason why the three parameters

a,\,b,\,c

of an ellipse centred at the origin with its major axis along the

x

-axis must satisfy

c^{2}=a^{2}-b^{2}