How do you find the standard form of #5x^2 + 8y^2 + 16y - 32 = 0# and what kind of a conic is it?
1 Answer
Jan 18, 2016
First, complete the square ...
Explanation:
Now, complete the square ...
Now, divide both sides by 40 ...
This is an ellipse since the coefficients on x and y are different.
The center
The major axis is horizontal .
Hope that helped