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12.1 Exercise 78

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Use the given information about the graph of each ellipse to determine its equation.

Center ( −3,4 ) \left(−3 , 4\right) ; vertex ( 1,4 ) \left(1 , 4\right) ; one focus: ( −3+2 3 ,4 ) \left(−3 + 2 \sqrt{3} , 4\right)

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