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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.5 Parabolas, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas, #31 · Geometry · Conic sections

The ellipse … is really a \_\_\_\_\_\_ with center at \_\_\_\_\_\_ and…

This problem is about parabolas, are about ellipses, are about hyperbolas.

The ellipse $(x - 3)^{2} /4 + (y - 1)^{2} /4 = 1$ is really a \_\_\_\_\_\_ with center at \_\_\_\_\_\_ and radius \_\_\_\_\_\_. Choose $X$ and $Y$ to produce $X^{2} + Y^{2} = 1$ .

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.5 Parabolas, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas, #31

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