document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=556566>Question 556566</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the conic. Choose the conic and its center.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x2 + 25y2 - 96x - 200y = -144 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "16x2 + 25y2 - 96x - 200y = -144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16(x^2-6x+9)+25(y^2-8y+16)=-144+144+400=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)^2/25+(y-4)^2/16=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of an ellipse with horizontal major axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Center: (3,4) </SPAN>\n" );
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