C ClumsyGuy New member Joined Feb 25, 2020 Messages 1 Feb 25, 2020 #1 Does anybody know how to turn the ellipse equation 3x^2 + 3y^2 - xy - 1 = 0 into the standard form of the ellipse equation easily?
Does anybody know how to turn the ellipse equation 3x^2 + 3y^2 - xy - 1 = 0 into the standard form of the ellipse equation easily?
MarkFL Super Moderator Staff member Joined Nov 24, 2012 Messages 3,021 Feb 25, 2020 #2 Because of the \(xy\) term, I would say you're going to need to use a rotation of axes.
