Question

what is the center of the following ellipse..

x^2 (y+2)^2
____ + _______ =1
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Answer 1

\((0,-2)\) since it looks like
\[\frac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\frac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1\] with \(h=0,k=-2\)

Answer 2

thats what i thought also but then they trough a (-2,0) in there and i got confused on what came first thank you :)

Answer 3

yw