SOLUTION: Classify the conic section and explain how you know. y2 = x2 - 5x + 6 =========== --> x^2 - y^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 x^2 & y^2 have opposite signs --> hyperbola

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Question 1142490: Classify the conic section and explain how you know.
y2 = x2 - 5x + 6
===========
--> x^2 - y^2 - 5x + 6 = 0
x^2 & y^2 have opposite signs --> hyperbola

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Classify the conic section and explain how you know.
y2 = x2 - 5x + 6
===========
--> x^2 - y^2 - 5x + 6 = 0
x^2 & y^2 have opposite signs --> hyperbola