Q. What is the center of the ellipse x2+12y2−24=0?Write your answer in simplified, rationalized form.(______,______)
Divide by 24: Now, we need to get the equation in standard form for an ellipse.Divide both sides by 24 to get the coefficients of x2 and y2 to be 1.24x2+2412y2=242424x2+2y2=1
Standard Form of Ellipse: The standard form of an ellipse is (x−h)2/a2+(y−k)2/b2=1, where (h,k) is the center.From our equation x2/24+y2/2=1, we can see that h=0 and k=0.So, the center of the ellipse is (0,0).
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