SOLUTION: What type of conic section is 3x^(2) - y^(2) - 75 = 0

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Question 760904: What type of conic section is 3x^(2) - y^(2) - 75 = 0

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What type of conic section is
3x^(2) - y^(2) - 75 = 0
rewrite in standard form:
3x%5E2-y%5E2=75
divide by 75
x%5E2%2F25-y%5E2%2F75=1
This is an equation of a hyperbola with horizontal transverse axis:
Its standard form of equation: %28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2-%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2=1, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of center