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| Question 473375:  which is it symmetric with: x-axis, y-axis or origin?
 y^2=x^2+4
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! which is it symmetric with: x-axis, y-axis or origin? y^2=x^2+4
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 Rearrange:
 y^2 - x^2 = 4
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 y^2/4 -x^2/4 = 1
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 It's an ellipse with center at (0,0) so its symmetric to all three.
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 Interchange x with -x and you get no change: so, symmetric to y-axis
 Interchange y with -y and you get no change: so, symmetric to x-axis
 Interchange both and you get no change; so, symmetric to origin
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
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