SOLUTION: What is the shape of the graph of the equation below?
((x-1)^2)/(3^2) + ((y+1)^2)/(2^2) = 1
A line
A parabola opening to the right
A hyperbola opening up
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Question 144888: What is the shape of the graph of the equation below?
((x-1)^2)/(3^2) + ((y+1)^2)/(2^2) = 1
A line
A parabola opening to the right
A hyperbola opening up and down
A circle
A hyperbola opening to the right and left
An ellipse
my first awnser was that it was a hyperbola opening to the right and left ... but it came out wrong. so i have no idea what it is!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is an ellipse with center at (1,-1).
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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