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Write the equation in standard form for the ellipse
6
x
2
+
y
2
=
18
6x^2 + y^2 = 18
6
x
2
+
y
2
=
18
.
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Convert equations of ellipses from general to standard form
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Q.
Write the equation in standard form for the ellipse
6
x
2
+
y
2
=
18
6x^2 + y^2 = 18
6
x
2
+
y
2
=
18
.
Divide by
18
18
18
:
We need to divide the equation by
18
18
18
to get the standard form.
\newline
6
x
2
18
+
y
2
18
=
18
18
\frac{6x^2}{18} + \frac{y^2}{18} = \frac{18}{18}
18
6
x
2
+
18
y
2
=
18
18
Simplify fractions:
Simplify the
fractions
.
x
2
3
+
y
2
18
=
1
\frac{x^2}{3} + \frac{y^2}{18} = 1
3
x
2
+
18
y
2
=
1
Check standard form:
Check if the equation looks like the standard form
(
x
2
/
a
2
)
+
(
y
2
/
b
2
)
=
1
(x^2/a^2) + (y^2/b^2) = 1
(
x
2
/
a
2
)
+
(
y
2
/
b
2
)
=
1
.
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