Question

Which conic section does the equation attached describe?

A. Circle

B. Ellipse

C. Parabola

D. Hyperbola

**my answer: A. circle

is that right? =)

Answer 1

A Circle has this form,\[\huge x^2+y^2=r^2\]
A parabola has this general form,\[\huge y=x^2\]
If you ignore all of the extra junk for a moment, which one does it more closely resemble? Notice the square on the y term in the circle equation.

Answer 2

I'm thinking parabola... is that right? :/

Answer 3

I'm thinking so also :O
Our equation kinda looks like (if we ignore some of the junk),\[\huge x^2=4y\]Which definitely looks more like the parabola equation than the circle. right? :D

Answer 4

But anyway, yes you are correct! :D

Answer 5

yupp that is correct! Great job :)

Answer 6

C. Parabola

Answer 7

haha thank youu :)

Answer 8

its not circle bcoz here coefficient of X^2 and y^2 are different (infact y^2 is absent)

Answer 9

ohhh okay!! thank you :)