SOLUTION: what conic is this and how do I get it into standard form? 3x^2+5y^2=12

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Question 713043: what conic is this and how do I get it into standard form?
3x^2+5y^2=12
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what conic is this and how do I get it into standard form?
3x^2+5y^2=12
divide by 12
x%5E2%2F4%2By%5E2%2F%2812%2F5%29=1
This is an equation of an ellipse with horizontal major axis
Its standard form: %28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1, a>b, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center