document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144993>Question 144993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the x-coordinate of the center of the ellipse with the following equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(y+6)^2/18+(x-5)^2/4=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105674 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105674\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%2B6%29%5E2%2F18%2B%28x-5%29%5E2%2F4=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%2B6%29%5E2%2F18%2B%28x-5%29%5E2%2F4=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-5%29%5E2%2F4%2B%28y%2B6%29%5E2%2F18=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-5%29%5E2%2F4%2B%28y%2B6%29%5E2%2F18=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-5%29%5E2%2F20%2B%28y%2B6%29%5E2%2F90=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-5%29%5E2%2F20%2B%28y%2B6%29%5E2%2F90=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation is in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=2%2Asqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=2%2Asqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=3%2Asqrt%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=3%2Asqrt%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the x-coordinate of the center is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this means that the x-coordinate of the center is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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