document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973341>Question 973341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the ellipse in standard form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x2 + 25y2 + 6x &#8722; 72 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x2 + 25y2 + 6x &#8722; 72 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2+6x+25y^2=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x^2+2x+1)+25y^2=72+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+1)^2+25(y^2)=75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is an equation of an ellipse with horizontal major axis and center at (-1, 0) </SPAN>\n" );
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