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Question from Nae, a student: what is the ellipse center of 5x^2+3y^2=15 |
Hi Nae.
The standard form of an ellipse is
where (h, k) is the center and a and b control how much they extend horizontally and vertically.
So I think you can see that for your equation that h and k must be zero:
Hope this helps,
Stephen La Rocque.
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