The conic equation 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 equation is
.
Rewrite the equation as
.
Compare
with the general equation
.
Here
.
Substitute
and
values in
.
.
The discriminant is
, hence the conic is hyperbola.
The equation
is hyperbola.
The hyperbola equation is
.




.
The standard form of hyperbola is
.
Compare
with standard form.
Here
and
.



.
The center of the hyperbola is
.
The foci is
.
.
The vertex of the hyperbola is
.

and
.
Vertices
and
.
(a) The equation represents hyperbola.
\(b) Vertices
and
and foci
.