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Question 617574: assuming that the equation represents a nondegenerate conic, classify by computing B^2-4AC.

2x^2-4xy+8y^2+7=0

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Question 618492: How do you write the equation of the indicated conic in standard form?
Parabola: Vertex:(2,8) Directrix:Y =4
Hyperbola: Vertices:(-3,2),(7,2) Foci:(-5,2),(9,2)
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Question 618494: How do you find the center, vertices, foci, and asymptotes of the hyperbola?
x^2-9y^2+36y-72=0
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Question 618493: How do you find the center, vertices, and the foci of the ellipse?
(y-5)^2/25+(x+1)^2/16=1
Or
36x^2+9y^2+72x-36y+36=0
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Question 618495: How do you find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the parabola?
x^2-2x+8y+9=0
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Question 618495: How do you find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the parabola?
x^2-2x+8y+9=0
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Question 618495: How do you find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the parabola?
x^2-2x+8y+9=0
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Question 618855: Transform the following equation by completing the square. Identify the conic section represented by each equation or its boundary.
x=0.2y^2-2y-3
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Question 618961: Find the standard form of the equation of the specified hyperbola. Graph and Label.
Vertices (+ or -2,0)
Asymptotes y = +or- 1/2x
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Question 618962: Find the equations of the asymptotes of the hyperbola.
25y^2 - 16x -400 = 0
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Question 618960: Find the standard form of the equation of the specified hyperbola.
49x^2 - 196x - 36y^2 + 504y - 3332 = 0
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Question 618930: Does this parabola open upward or downward? How do you know?
y=x^2-1
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Question 618931: Does this parabola open upward or downward? How do you know?
y=-3x^2
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Question 619009: graph the equation. Identify the vertices and foci of the hyperbola. (4 problems-same type)
a. y^2/16 - x^2/36 = 1
b. 9x^2 - 25y^2 = 225
c. (y+5)^2/36 - (x+2)^2/25 = 1
d. x^2/25- (y-2)^2/4 =1
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Question 619017: 1. Identify the focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the parabola
a. y= 1/2x^2
b. y^2=16x
2. Identify the vertices, co-vertices and foci of the ellipse
a. x^2/36 + y^2/16 =1
b. (x+5)^2 + y^2/49 = 1
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Question 618878: Write the equation in a standard form and graph.
(x+7)^2 = 12(y-3)
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Question 619024: Identify the vertices, co-vertices and foci of the ellipse for each equation
a. x^2/36 + y^2/16 =1
b. (x+5)^2 + y^2/49 = 1

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Question 619254: Write the equation of the circle in standard form and identify the center and radius. x^2+y^2-2x+6y+9=0
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Question 619258: Find the standard form of a sphere which A(8,-2,5) and B(6,4,-1) are endpoints of a diameter.
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Question 619259: Find the center and radius of a sphere, x^2+y^2+z^2-4x+2y-6z+10=0
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Question 619259: Find the center and radius of a sphere, x^2+y^2+z^2-4x+2y-6z+10=0
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Question 619274: (x)^(2)+8x+(4y)^(2)-8y=80
Write the equation in standard from and then identify the graph of this equation and important characteristics of the graph, such as center, orientation, a,b,c.

*I am just so lost....*
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Question 619255: Find the standard form of the hyperbola with verticies (0,3) and (0,-3) and asymptotes y=3/2x and y=-3/2x
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Question 619273: (x-2)^(2)/25 + (y+1)^(2)/16 =1
This will graph a(n) ____________ with a center at ___________________. The verticies will be ________ units from the center, the co-verticies will be _______ units from the center and the foci will be ______ units from the center. The orientation will be _________________.
*This one I think is an elipse with a center at (2,-1) but again, I have no idea what to do....*
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Question 619252: Whats the standard form of an ellipse with verticies at (-5,-6) and (-5,8) and a minor axis of 6?
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Question 619253: Find vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola. 1/2y^2 +18x=0
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Question 619251: Whats the standard form of a parabola with vertex at origin and directrix of x=5?
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Question 619433: find the center (h,k) and radius, r, of the cirlce. x^2+y^2+6x+8y+9=0
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Question 619433: find the center (h,k) and radius, r, of the cirlce. x^2+y^2+6x+8y+9=0
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Question 619450: i need to simplify the following to the form y^2/a^2-x^2/b^2 to i can solve a hyperbola problem. I don't know how to simplify it. The problem to be simplified is:
(y+5)^2/36 - (x+2)^2/25 =1
Please help with step by step to simplify
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Question 619477: I have the following equation: I need to identify the vertices and foci of the hyperbola. I also need to show my work.
(y+5)^2/36 - (x+2)^2/25 =1
thank you
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Question 619580: Hi, please help me solve the question:
A man spends $4.00 to buy lemons. If the price of each lemon were 4 cents less, he could buy 50 more for the same amount of money. What was the price of each lemon?
Thank you!
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Question 619577: Hi, please help me solve the question:
Find the equation of a parabola passing through ( 1, -4) with the y-axis as the axis of symmetry and a vertex at (0,0).
Thank you!
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Question 619455: I have the equation :
(y+5)^2/6^2-(x-2)^2/5^2=1
i need to identify the vertices and foci of the hyperbola. I'm not sure how to do that with my numerators. And I also need to graph this.
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Question 620119: Find the coefficient of x17y3 from the expression (x + y)20
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Question 620148: does y value also increase towards infinity along with x value towards positive infinity if so does y value increase faster or slower than x value

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Question 620174: (x+3)^2/7^2-(y-4)^2/5^2=1 which direction does the hyperbola go?
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Question 620174: (x+3)^2/7^2-(y-4)^2/5^2=1 which direction does the hyperbola go?
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Question 620155: 64x^2+16y^2+320x-192y+960=0
need in ellipse form plus foci, verts, and ecc
I got for the formula 4(x+5/2)^2 + (y-6)^2 =1 not sure if this is right

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Question 619950: write an equation for the hyperbola with vertices (4, -5) and (4,1) and foxi (4,3) and (4,-7)
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Question 619757: the graph of the equation below is an ellipse. what is the x-coordinate of the center of the ellipse? (x+4)^2/6^2+(y+8)^2/7^2=1
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Question 620432: Find the vertex, focus and directrix of the equation y2 = 8x.

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Question 620446: Find the vertex, focus and directrix of the parabolic equation x2 = 8y.
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