Parts (a)-(c) refer to the graph of
-4x^2 + y^2 - 2y = -3y^2 + 8x + 9y + 15
which is a hyperbola.
Find the center of the hyperbola.
Completing the square in x and y, we get
−4(x+1)2+(y−1)2=6.
We can re-write this as
(y−1)26−(x+1)23/2=1.
The center of the hyperbola is at (−1,1)