SOLUTION: Which conic section describes the graph of (x - 2)2/9 + (y + 1)2/4 = 1?

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Question 435017: Which conic section describes the graph of (x - 2)2/9 + (y + 1)2/4 = 1?

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it is then it is an ellipse with center at (2, -1), semi-major axis a = 3, and semi-minor axis b = 2.
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