Question 202415
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If the two variables are raised to the same power, then it is NOT a parabola.  One of the variables squared and the other not squared IS a parabola.


If not a parabola, then


If the sign between the two variables is negative, it is a hyperbola


If the sign is positive and the coefficients on the variables are unequal, it is an ellipse


If the sign is positive and the coefficients are equal, then it is a circle.



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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