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Question #a80a1

Answer 1

`4ay = 4a^2 -8x^2 " converting words into symbols"`
is a parabola (assuming `a` is an arbitrary constant `!=0`).

This might be easier to see with a little adjustment:
`y = a-2/ax^2`

`y= (-2/a)x^2 +a`
which is the standard slope `(-2/a)` and y-intercept `(a)`