SOLUTION: parabola,circle,ellipse, or hyperbol. ex. x^2-y^2+8x-16=0

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Question 611241: parabola,circle,ellipse, or hyperbol. ex. x^2-y^2+8x-16=0

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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parabola,circle,ellipse, or hyperbol. ex. x^2-y^2+8x-16=0
Since the x^2 and the y^2 terms have different signs,
it is an hyperbola.
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cheers,
Stan H.