SOLUTION: Identify the conic section represented by the equation x^2+4x-12y-8=0. Write the standard form of the equation.

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Question 198070: Identify the conic section represented by the equation x^2+4x-12y-8=0. Write the standard form of the equation.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have an term, but no term, so this is a parabola.

To derive the standard form, solve it for , that is, put on the left and everything else on the right.


John