SOLUTION: Identify the conic section(circle, ellipse, hyperbola,parabola, or straight line) -3y-5-x=0

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Question 686456: Identify the conic section(circle, ellipse, hyperbola,parabola, or straight line)
-3y-5-x=0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3y-5-x=0

-3y-5 = x

-3y = x + 5

y = (x + 5)/(-3)

y = (-1/3)x - 5/3

So the conic section is a straight line.