document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198510>Question 1198510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the type of conic section represented by the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+6)^2/25 - (y+4)^2/64 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is one of the following. Which one?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) hyperbola <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) ellipse <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) parabola <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) line <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) circle \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The type of conic section is hyperbola,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the equation includes squares of coordinates with opposite signs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the right side of the equation is 1 (not zero).\r<BR>\n" );
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