Question

Is the equation `25x^2-10x-200y-119=0` a line, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola, or circle?

Answer 1

A quadratic presented with big numbers `->` a parabola , I think!
Definitely not a 'straight line', ellipse or circle.
It is a line, just that this line is curved!

Explanation:

Write as:

`200y=25x^2-10x-119`

divide through out by 200

`y=25/200x^2-10/200-119/200`

Simplify

`y=1/8x^2-1/20x-119/200`