The graph (x + 4)^2 - (y - 8)^2 = 39 is the graph of a(an) _______.
Eclipse or hyperbola?
first an ellipse formula is
(x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)^2/b^2 = 1
so this is NOT an ellipse
If that + were a - it would be a hyperbola
So
This is a hyperbola.
Eclipse or hyperbola?
(x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)^2/b^2 = 1
so this is NOT an ellipse
If that + were a - it would be a hyperbola
So
This is a hyperbola.