SOLUTION: x-1=1/4(y-8)^2 Which conic section is this equation ? Hyperbola? Circle? Ellipse? Parabola?

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Question 751155: x-1=1/4(y-8)^2
Which conic section is this equation ? Hyperbola? Circle? Ellipse? Parabola?
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