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flyingpig
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Homework Statement
One vertice is the closest point to a focus in an ellipse. For instance take
[tex]\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1[/tex] with a > b > 0 and one focus at (c,0) and one vertice at (a,0), is (a,0) the closest point on the ellipse to the focus (c,0)?
2. The attempt at a solution
This is true right?