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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which type of conic section is represented by the equation x^2/16 + y^2/4 = 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ellipse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know why?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No :/ i dont know how to figure these out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Since all the signs are positive, it is either a circle or an ellipse. Since \(16 \ne 4\) it is an ellipse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@eliassaab

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The first is Hyperbola the second is a parabola

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If one of the variable is to the power one and the other is to the power 2, then it is a parabola

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay and what about for the first one?

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