\frac{{\left( {x - x_0 } \right)^2 }}{{a^2 }} + \frac{{\left( {y - y_0 } \right)^2 }}{{b^2 }} = \frac{{\left( {z - z_0 } \right)^2 }}{{c^2 }}
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