document.write( "Question 448729: I am currently learning about conic sections. What would the graph of 3x^2=8-4y^2-8y and 5y^2=10-4x^2 be? circle, ellipse, hyperbola, parabola \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #308730 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What would the graph of \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "3x^2=8-4y^2-8y \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Rearrange: \n" ); document.write( "3x^2+4y^2+8y = 8 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Since the coefficients of x^2 and y^2 have \n" ); document.write( "the same sign but are unequal, the graph \n" ); document.write( "would be an ellipse. \n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5y^2=10-4x^2 be? \n" ); document.write( "Rearrange: \n" ); document.write( "4x^2 + 5y^2 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "Same reason as above. \n" ); document.write( "========================== \n" ); document.write( "So, ellipse. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "circle, ellipse, hyperbola, parabola \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |