Question 755563: X^2+8x-8y+24=8 how do you identify the conic
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! X^2+8x-8y+24=8 how do you identify the conic
complete the square
(x^2+8x+16)-8y=8+16-24+8y
(x+4)^2=8y
This is an equation of a parabola that opens upward with vertex at (-4,0)
Its basic form: (x-h)^2=4p(y-k), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.
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