SOLUTION: What conic section does the equation 9x2 + 4y2 + 36x = 0 represent?

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Question 698644: What conic section does the equation 9x2 + 4y2 + 36x = 0 represent?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What conic section does the equation 9x2 + 4y2 + 36x = 0 represent?
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You have x^2 and you have y^2.
But the coefficients are different.
So, you have an ellipse.
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Cheers,
Stan H.