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Question 932636: Please help me with this problem! Find the standard form of the equation for the conic section represented by
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Question 932636: Please help me with this problem! Find the standard form of the equation for the conic section represented by
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Question 932622: Please help me with this problem! List all of the solutions of the system and
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Question 932655: Please help me with this problem! What is the length of the major axis for the ellipse described by the equation ?
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Question 932661: Please help me with this problem!What is the length of the major axis for the ellipse with equation ?
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Question 932661: Please help me with this problem!What is the length of the major axis for the ellipse with equation ?
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Question 932657: Please help me with this problem! Which conic section is represented by the equation ?
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Question 932634: Please help me with this problem! The path swum by the captain of a synchronized swimming team is modeled by the equation . One of her team mates swims in a path modeled by the equation . At what point are the two swimmers in danger of colliding?
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Question 932659: Please help me with this problem! Complete the square and find the standard form of the equation for the conic section represented by
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Question 933209: What is the standard form of the equation ?
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Question 933204: What does a graph of (x+4)^2+(y-2)^2=25? For a parabola, state the vertex, the focus, and the equation of the directrix. For a circle, state the center and radius. For an ellipse, state center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci. For a hyperbola, state the center, vertices, and foci.
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Question 933222: What is the directrix of the parabola represented by
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Question 933221: Find the center and radius of the circle with equation
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Question 933220: What conic section does the following equation represent and what is its center?
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Question 933219: A circle is tangent to the x-axis at (-4,0) and the y-axis at (0,4). What is the equation of this circle?
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Question 933206: What does a graph of 16y^2-9x^2=144 look like? For a parabola, state the vertex, the focus, and the equation of the directrix. For a circle, state the center and radius. For an ellipse, state center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci. For a hyperbola, state the center, vertices, and foci.
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Question 933218: Circle A is externally tangent to the parabola and is symmetric about the line x=3. The diameter of the circle is 2 units. What is the equation of the circle?
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Question 933208: What does a graph of an ellipse with vertices (-2,6) and (-2,16); focus (-2,14) look like? State center, co-vertices, and foci.
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Question 933264: What is the equation of ellipse whose vertices are (5,0) and (-5,0) and length of latus rectum is 8/5? Thanks!
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Question 933205: What does a graph of 18x^2+36y^2=648 look like? For a parabola, state the vertex, the focus, and the equation of the directrix. For a circle, state the center and radius. For an ellipse, state center, vertices, co-vertices, and foci. For a hyperbola, state the center, vertices, and foci.
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Question 932351: graph the parabola and identify the vertex, focus, directrix: x^2+16y=0
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Question 931413: ((x-4)^2)/4 + ((y+5)^2)/25 =1 what are the minor end points
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Question 933212: In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane , circle Q has center Q(3,3) and passes through the origin. Circle Q' is found by reflecting circle Q into Quadrant III over the line y=-x. What is the equation of circle Q'?
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Question 933440: Find equation for hyperbola that has foci (0, +-5) and vertices (0, +-3)
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Question 933496: Find the equation of a parabola a that opens to the right ,has vertex (0,3) and goes trough the point (2,�1).
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Question 933775: what conic section does the equation x^2/36+y^2/16=1 represent?
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Question 933775: what conic section does the equation x^2/36+y^2/16=1 represent?
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Question 933801: 36x2+4y2=144
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Question 934156: Can someone go through this question with me?
Opens up or down, Vertex: (0,8), Passes Through: (-3, 125)
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Question 934156: Can someone go through this question with me?
Opens up or down, Vertex: (0,8), Passes Through: (-3, 125)
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Question 934663: Find the distance between P(-2,3) and Q(4,-5)
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Question 934745: Find the standard equation of a parabola with vertex (0,5) and containing the point (1 ,-1). Show your work step by step and explain your answer as if you were showing another student how to complete this problem.
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Question 934767: Derive the equation of the parabola with a focus at (−5, 5) and a directrix of y = -1.
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Question 934923: Pleasehelpme! 1)find the equation of parabola having focus at(1,1) and directrix y=x
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Question 935298: how can I solve center,foci,eccentricity&latus rectum of ellipse
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Question 935466: write the equation of each parabola in vertex form.
Vertex (2,1) goes through (0,9).

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Question 935569: suppose A1=2 and A(n+1)=3A(n)+2. Write the first five terms of the sequence. Then write an explicit formula for An.
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Question 935933: Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with Major axis of length 8 and foci (5,1) and (-1,1)
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Question 935933: Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with Major axis of length 8 and foci (5,1) and (-1,1)
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Question 935933: Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with Major axis of length 8 and foci (5,1) and (-1,1)
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Question 935933: Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse with Major axis of length 8 and foci (5,1) and (-1,1)
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Question 936070: (x-5)^2 /4+ (y+3)^2 /16=1
How do you find the major and minor axis
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Question 936146: find the equation of the parabola with axis of symmetry parallel to x-axis,latus rectum 1 and passing through (3,1),(-5,5)
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Question 936451: Find the x-intercepts of the parabola with vertex (4,-1) and y-intercept (0,15).
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Question 936457: What is the equation of the directrix of the parabola given by the equation�(y - 3)^2 = 8(x - 5)?

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