SOLUTION: An ellipse passing through (2, 3) and (6, 1)?

SOLUTION: An ellipse passing through (2, 3) and (6, 1)?

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Question 1042880: An ellipse passing through (2, 3) and (6, 1)?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's use the genereal equation of an ellipse,

Use each point to get a linear equation,

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and

2.
Multiply eq. 2 by 9 and subtract eq. 1 from it,

Then,

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