SOLUTION: what type of conic section is the following equation: {{{(y-4)^2/5^2 - (x+2)^2/7^2 = 1}}}

SOLUTION: what type of conic section is the following equation: {{{(y-4)^2/5^2 - (x+2)^2/7^2 = 1}}}

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Question 612067: what type of conic section is the following equation:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is the equation of a(n) hyperbola, the general form of which is:

with center at (h, k) and whose transverse axis is parallel to the y-axis.
In this case, the center of the hyperbola is at (-2, 4)
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