Q. What is the center of the ellipse 9x2+y2−18=0?Write your answer in simplified, rationalized form.(______,______)
Divide by 18: Divide both sides of the equation by 18 to get the standard form of the ellipse equation.(9x2)/18+(y2)/18=18/18Simplify the fractions.x2/2+y2/18=1
Simplify fractions: Identify the center of the ellipse from the standard form.The standard form of an ellipse is (x−h)2/a2+(y−k)2/b2=1, where (h,k) is the center.Here, the equation is already in the form (x−0)2/22+(y−0)2/182=1.So, the center is (0,0).
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