SOLUTION: which conic section is defined by the equation x^2+8x-y+2=0?

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Question 881456: which conic section is defined by the equation x^2+8x-y+2=0?
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which conic section is defined by the equation x^2+8x-y+2=0?
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1 variable is 2nd order, the other is 1st order.
What does that give you?