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Write the following equation x2 +9y2 + 10x – 18y + 25 = 0 in vertex form.Identify the type of conic section and its direction.

Write the following equation x2 +9y2 + 10x – 18y + 25 = 0 in vertex form.Identify-example-1

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The equation of the conic section is:


x^2+9y^2+10x-18y+25=0

Square terms are positive and have different coefficients. Then, we can say it is an ellipse.

To find the vertex form, we need to group x and y:


(x^2+10x)+(9y^2-18y)+25=0

The grouped terms of y can be factored:


(x^2+10x)+9(y^2-2y)+25=0

It will be convenient to group the 25 with the group of x, since we can have a perfect square trinomial (since the square root of 25 is 5, which is half ten):


(x^2+10x+25)+9(y^2-2y)=0

We can factor the first goup:


(x+5)^2+9(y^2-2y)=0^{}

Now, we can try to make another perfect square trinomila from the second term. We need a number whose square root multiplied by 2 gives us 2 (the coefficient of y) This number will be one. Then, we can sum 1 inside the parenthesis, but we need to substract 9 outside it in order not to alter the equation. (it is 9 because we added 1 inside a parenthesis that is multiplied by 9).


(x+5)^2+9(y^2-2y+1)-9=0^{}

Now, we can factor the second group of terms and reorganize:


(x+5)^2+9(y-1)^2=9^{}

Now, to get the equation in the vertex form, we need a 1 in the right side of the equation. Then, we can divide everything (both sides) by 9:


((x+5)^2)/(9)+(y-1)^2=1

The equation of the ellipse is now on its vertex form. Since the number dividing the x term (9) is higher than the number dividing the y term (1) we can say that the direction of the ellipse is horizontal. It´s longer axis is parallel to the x axis of the plane.

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