Question: Ahouse builderis installing a picture window that is topped with an arch in the shape of a semi-ellipse.The width is 7 feet, and the height

Ahouse builderis installing a picture window that is topped with an arch in the shape of a semi-ellipse.The width is 7 feet, and the height is 3 feet.To help sketch the arch above the window, the builder usesa string attached to two thumbtacks. Approximately where (how far from the center) should the thumbtacks be placed?(I think that I need the foci)

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