SOLUTION: Classify the graph of the following equation as a circle, a parabola, an ellipse, or a Hyperbola. y^2-8y+4x+4=0

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Question 982551: Classify the graph of the following equation as a circle, a parabola, an ellipse, or a Hyperbola.
y^2-8y+4x+4=0
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No term or no term: Parabola

and terms have the same coefficients: Circle

and terms have different coefficients but the same sign: Ellipse

and terms have different signs: Hyperbola

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it