Explanation
The general equation of all conics with axes as coordinate axes is$$ax^{2}+by^{2}+c=0$$
$$ \Rightarrow x^2+ \dfrac{b}{a}y^2+\dfrac{c}{a}=0$$Since, it has two arbitrary constants, the differential equation has the order 2.
The general equation of all conics with center at origin can be written as$$ax^{2}+2hxy+by^{2}+c=0$$
Dividing by '$$a$$', we get
$$ x^2+ \left(\dfrac{2h}{a} \right)xy+\left(\dfrac{b}{a} \right)y^2+\left(\dfrac{c}{a} \right)=0$$Since, it has three arbitrary constants.So, the differential equation is of order 3.
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