Work each of the following.(a) The Roman Colosseum is an ellipse with a = 310 ft and

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Work each of the following.(a) The Roman Colosseum is an ellipse with a = 310 ft and b = 513/2 ft. Find the distance, to the nearest tenth, between the foci of this ellipse.(b) The approximate perimeter of an ellipse is given byimage


where a and b are the lengths given in part (a). Use this formula to find the approximate perimeter, to the nearest tenth, of the Roman Colosseum.image

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Intermediate Algebra

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Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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