document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39956>Question 39956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the conic section for the equation. How can you tell the difference between the four conic sections? parabola, ellispe, hyperbola and circle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. x^2 + y^2 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 4x^2-9y^2=36 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25753 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25753\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. x^2 + y^2 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a circle, centered at (0, 0) with radius 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 4x^2 - 9y^2 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a hyperbola...its proper form is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 / 9 - y^2 / 4 = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Only the parabola has only one variable squared, that's how you identify it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hyperbola has the quadratic terms subtracted, that's how you identify it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ellipse has the quadratic terms added, with the coefficients of them unequal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circle has the quadratic terms added, with the coefficients of them equal. </SPAN>\n" );
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