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$20.00 need help graphing an eclipse. Find the

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need help graphing an eclipse. Find the equation of the graph which is symmetric to the graph of 2(x-1)^2 + 5(y+3)^2 =10 with respect to the straight line y= x+2.
 


   
   
   
   
 
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$20.00 equation of ellypse symmetric: 2(y-3)^2+5(x+5)^2=10. Proof and graph inside.

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Preview: ... the line, which is (1,1), therefore we should have<br><br>(a-x)*1+(b-y)*1=0<br><br>which leads to a-x+b-y=0<br><br>Solving the system<br>a-x+b-y=0<br>a+x+4=b+y<br><br>for x and y gives<br><br>x=b-2 and y=a+2<br><br>Replacing in the initial equation of the ell ...

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