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hello could you tell me if 3x^2-5y^2+4x+y-10=0 is this equation describing an hyperbola?

 

and what about Y^2 = -6x^2+36 is this an ellipse?

 

thank you.

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Hyperbola have the general equation of [math]\frac{x^2}{a^2}- \frac{y^2}{b^2}=1[/math] OR [math]\frac{y^2}{b^2}- \frac {x^2}{a^2}=1[/math], while an ellispie have the general equation of [math]\frac{x^2}{a^2}+ \frac{y^2}{b^2}=1[/math].

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try grouping the x's and the y's together, then thin about what you could do to get it into the form.

 

(x-h)^2/a^2 - (Y-k)^2/b^2

 

and what kind of conic do you believe that one is?

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