please help me solve this question:
y2 + 2y = x2 + x
is this equation a parabola, circle, ellipse, or hyperbola? how do you know?
thnks
Get it in the standard conic form:
Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
then calculate the discriminant, which is B2 - 4AC
1. If the discriminant is positive, the equation represents a hyperbola.
2. If the discriminant is zero, the equation represents a parabola.
3. If the discriminant is negative then it is either an ellipse or a circle.
If it's a circle, then B=0 and A=C, otherwise it's an ellipse.
So let's get
y2 + 2y = x2 + x
in the standard conic form
Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
Get 0 on the right by subtracting the right side from both sides:
y2 + 2y - x2 - x = 0
Now lets rearrange the terms in the order as they appear in the standard
conic form:
Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
-1x2 + 0xy + 1y2 - 1x + 2y + 0 = 0
So A=-1, B=0, C=1, D=-1, E=2, F=0
B2 - 4AC = (0)^2 - 4(-1)(1) = 0 - (-4) = 0 + 4 = 4
That's positive, so the equation represents a hyperbola.
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Edwin