Steven G.

asked • 06/20/23

Where is the center of an ellipse for a lithotripsy procedure with an equation of 6.25x^2+16y^2-12.5x+64y-29.75=0?

  1. Pick the answer corresponding the coordinates of the ellipse: (A) (-2,1) , (B) (-1,2), (C) (1, -2), (D) (2,1).
  2. Pick the answer corresponding to the the coordinates where the shock-wave generator and the patient’s kidney stone (the two foci of the ellipse) should be placed: (A) (1, 3.12) and (1, -3.12) (B) (4.12, 2) and (-2.12, -2) (C) (1, -2) and (-1, -2) (D) (3.12, -2) and (-3.12, -2)
  3. Choose either question 1 or question 2 and explain, by listing each step you took, how you found the answer for that question.

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Yefim S. answered • 06/20/23

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