document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162448>Question 162448</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the following conic.  Is it a circle, parabola, hyperbola, or ellipse.  Show why.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x^2 - 4y^2 - 4x - 24y =48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't think it's a circle.  I've tried completing the square but I don't get an answer that looks right.  Please help!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119721 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KnightOwlTutor><B>KnightOwlTutor(293)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KnightOwlTutor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KnightOwlTutor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119721\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is a hyperbola because there is a - term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the coefficients of x^2 amd y^2 terms were the same and positive it would be a circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the coefficients of x^2 amd y^2 terms are unequal and positive it would be an ellise. A circle is a special type of ellipse. </SPAN>\n" );
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