Check whether the conicoid central or not

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Check whether the conicoid represented by
$$3x^2-5y^2+z^2-6xy+7yz=15$$
is central or not.

If it is central, obtain the center and the conics given by the intersection of the conicoid with the coordinate planes.

If the given conicoid is not central, obtain all its tangent planes parallel to the coordinate planes.
 
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