Precalculus 2014
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PAGE: 450 | SET: Exercises | PROBLEM: 44 |
Please look in your text book for this problem Statement

The conic function is.
The general form of the conic equation is .
Identify the conic section using the discriminant of .
If a circle ;
and
.
If an ellipse ; either
and
.
If a hyperbola .
If an parabola .
The conic function is .
Here ,
and
.
Substitute and
values in
.
.
The discriminant is , hence the conic is parabola.
The conic is parabola.

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