document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=422335>Question 422335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the center of this ellipse:  16x^2+4y^2+64x+24y+36=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "16x^2+4y^2+64x+24y+36 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16(x^2+4x+4) + 4(y^2+6y+9) = -36+16*4+4*9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16(x+2)^2 + 4(y+3) = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Center at (-2,-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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