How do you identity if the equation #x^2+4y^2+2x-24y+33=0# is a parabola, circle, ellipse, or hyperbola and how do you graph it?
1 Answer
Dec 24, 2016
The given equation is ellipse.
Explanation:
Given -
#x^2+4y^2+2x-24y+33=0#
Conic section formula, in the general form, could be written like this-
#ax^2+cy^2+dx+ey+f=0#
The apply the following conditions to identify the equation.
If
If
If
If
In our case
#a=1; c=4#
#1 xx 4 = 4 >0# , then the given equation is ellipse.