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The General Equation of Conic Sections Answers

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170919

✔ ellipseparabolahyperbola

A
ellipse
B
parabola
C
hyperbola
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What error, if any, did Jamaal make ?

A
Jamaal misidentified the center. The center should be at the point (–2, 3).
B
Jamaal did not complete the square correctly; he should have added 16 and 36 inside the parentheses in step 4. The radius is r = .
Option B
C
Jamaal added 4 and 9 to the right hand side in step 4; he should have added 16 and 36. The radius is r = 4.
D
Jamaal did not make an error.
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Select the description of the graph created by the equation 3x2 – 6x + 4y – 9 = 0.

A
Parabola with a vertex at (1, 3) opening left.
B
Parabola with a vertex at (–1, –3) opening left.
C
Parabola with a vertex at (1, 3) opening downward.
D
Parabola with a vertex at (–1, –3) opening downward.

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