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| Parabola (there is only one quadratic term, and it involves x or y but not both) |
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Definition
| What type of conic section is x = 12*y2 (12 y squared)? |
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| Circle (there is a quadratic term involving x and a quadratic term involving y, and the coefficient of those terms are the same) |
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Definition
| What type of conic section is x2 + 2x + y2 - 16y = 16 (x2 means "x squared" and y2 means "y squared")? |
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| Ellipse (there is a quadratic term involving x and a quadratic term involving y, and the coefficient of those terms are the different but the same sign) |
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Definition
| What type of conic section is x2 - 4x + 3y2 + 15x = 7 (x2 means "x squared" and y2 means "y squared")? |
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Term
| Hyperbola (there is a quadratic term involving x and a quadratic term y, and the coefficients of those terms have different signs |
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Definition
| What type of conic section is 10x2 - 20y2 = 80 (x2 means "x squared" and y2 means "y squared") |
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Term
| Hyperbola (any conic section with equation xy = k is a hyperbola) |
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Definition
| What type of conic section is xy = 12, or y = 12/x? |
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