Find the Center and Vertices of the Ellipse $x ^ { 2 } + 4 y ^ { 2 } - 6 x + 8 y + 9 = 0$

question 264

Multiple Choice

Find the center and vertices of the ellipse. $x ^ { 2 } + 4 y ^ { 2 } - 6 x + 8 y + 9 = 0$

• A)center: (-1, 3), vertices: (-3, 3), (1, 3)
• B)center: (-3, 1), vertices: (-4, 1), (-2, 1)
• C)center: (3, -1), vertices: (2, -1), (4, -1)
• D)center: (3, -1), vertices: (1, -1), (5, -1)
• E)center: (-3, 1), vertices: (-5, 1), (-1, 1)

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