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Form for ellipse:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"9x%5E2%2B16y%5E2-144=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-0%29%5E2%2F4%5E2%2B%28y-0%29%5E2%2F3%5E2=1\"$
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