SOLUTION: what shape is given by the equation 2x^2+y^2-5=0

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Question 450840: what shape is given by the equation 2x^2+y^2-5=0
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2nd degree equation, so it is a conic.

Contains both x-squared and y-squared terms, so NOT a parabola

Signs on the x-squared and y-squared terms are the same, so NOT a hyperbola

Coefficients on the x-squared and y-squared terms are different, so NOT a circle

Only thing left is an ellipse.


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