SOLUTION: Identify the graph of the equation below as a parabola, an ellipse, or a hyperbola. 9x^2+8y^2-5x+8y-23=0 a. Parabola b. Hyperbola c. Ellipse

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Question 470820: Identify the graph of the equation below as a parabola, an ellipse, or a hyperbola.
9x^2+8y^2-5x+8y-23=0
a. Parabola
b. Hyperbola
c. Ellipse

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In the general second-degree equation the discriminant
, ,
the discriminant if , the equation represents an ellipse
Answer: c. Ellipse

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