Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 10 - Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates - 10.1 Exercises - Page 693: 51

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x is squared and so is y so it can't be a parabola x squared is added to y squared so it can't be a hyperbola $y^{2}$ is multiplied by 4 which is different than the scaling on $x^{2}$ so it can't be a circle. Therefore must be an ellipse.
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