To convert the equation $2x^2 + 4xy + 5y^2 - 4x - 22y + 29 = 0$ to homogeneous form,the origin is shifted to the point:

The equation $x^2 - 2xy + y^2 + 3x + 2 = 0$ represents:

When does the equation $ax^2 + 2hxy + by^2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0$ represent an ellipse?

Find the center of the conic $14x^2 - 4xy + 11y^2 - 44x - 58y + 71 = 0$.

Consider the lines $L_1$ and $L_2$ defined by $L_1: x \sqrt{2} + y - 1 = 0$ and $L_2: x \sqrt{2} - y + 1 = 0$. For a fixed constant $\lambda$,let $C$ be the locus of a point $P$ such that the product of the distance of $P$ from $L_1$ and the distance of $P$ from $L_2$ is $\lambda^2$. The line $y = 2x + 1$ meets $C$ at two points $R$ and $S$,where the distance between $R$ and $S$ is $\sqrt{270}$. Let the perpendicular bisector of $RS$ meet $C$ at two distinct points $R^{\prime}$ and $S^{\prime}$. Let $D$ be the square of the distance between $R^{\prime}$ and $S^{\prime}$.
$(1)$ The value of $\lambda^2$ is
$(2)$ The value of $D$ is

If the point $(2, -3)$ lies on the curve $kx^2 - 3y^2 + 2x + y - 2 = 0$,then $k$ is equal to: