SOLUTION: (x+3)squared=8(y+2) Is this ellipse, parabola or hyperbola

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Question 36903: (x+3)squared=8(y+2)
Is this ellipse, parabola or hyperbola
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(x+3)squared=8(y+2)
Is this ellipse, parabola or hyperbola
PARABOLA...
TIP IS IF THERE IS ONLY X^2 OR Y^2 TERM IT COULD BE PARABOLA.
STD.EQN.OF PARABOLA IS
(X-H)^2=4A(Y-K) WHICH FITS INTO THE ABOVE EQN.