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Transcribed Image Text:(a) Use the discriminant to determine whether the graph of the following equation is a parabola, an ellipse, or a hyperbola.
6x² + 4xy + 3y2 = 42
O parabola
Ⓒellipse
O hyperbola
(b) Use rotation of axes to eliminate the xy-term in the equation. (Enter your answer in terms of the xy-coordinate system.)
(c) Sketch a graph of the equation.
10
5
*
- 10
-5
5
-5
-10F
- 10
(x, y) =
y
-5
y
10
-5
-10F
5
(larger x-value)
10
10
X
X
- 10
(d) Find the coordinates of the vertices of this conic (in the xy-coordinate system).
(x, y) =
(smaller x-value)
-10
-5
-5
y
10
-5
-10h
y
10
5
-5
-10F
5
10
10
X
X
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