Q. What is the center of the ellipse x2+2y2−16=0?Write your answer in simplified, rationalized form.(_____,_____)
Move constant term: Move the constant term to the right side to start getting the equation into standard form.x2+2y2=16
Divide by 16: Divide the equation by 16 to get the standard form of the ellipse equation. 16x2+8y2=1
Identify center: Identify the center of the ellipse by comparing to the standard form (x−h)2/a2+(y−k)2/b2=1, where (h,k) is the center.Center is (0,0) since there's no h and k in the equation.
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