Solution
This equation does not admit any solution, because is always non-negative. So it’s not an ellipse.
This is the equation of a circle of radius , which is a particular case of an ellipse (cf below).
This is the equation of an ellipse of center with and .
This equation implies and because squares are always non-negative. So the set it defines is just a point. By convention, this is usually not considered an ellipse.
This is the equation of an hyperbola, which is not an ellipse (because it is not bounded).
Using , one gets or also which is an ellipse.
The equation of a circle is then, dividing by , one gets the cartesian equation of an ellipse with .

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