SOLUTION: Classify the conic section as a circle, an elipse, a hyperbola, or a parabola 9x^2=144-144y^2

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Question 84657: Classify the conic section as a circle, an elipse, a hyperbola, or a parabola 9x^2=144-144y^2
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9x%5E2=144-144y%5E2
9x%5E2+%2B144y%5E2=+144

This is the SUM of x^2 and y^2 with UNLIKE coefficients, so it is an ELLIPSE!!

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