How do you know if the conic section #x^2 +4y^2-8x -48= 0# is a parabola, an ellipse, a hyperbola, or a circle?
1 Answer
Sep 13, 2016
Explanation:
Let the equation be of the type
then if
In the given equation
Therefore,
Hence,
graph{x^2+4y^2-8x-48=0 [-6.71, 13.29, -4.52, 5.48]}