Identify the type of conic section that has the equation 9x^2 + 25y^2 =225 and identify its domain and range.

3 answers

The + on the left means it's a circle or ellipse.

The differing coefficients for x^2 and y^2 means it's an ellipse.

In standard form, that is just

x^2/25 + y^2/9 = 1
Whats the domain and range?
Domain:
[

4
,
4
]
,
{
x
|

4

x

4
}
[
-
4
,
4
]
,
{
x
|
-
4

x

4
}
Range:
[

3
,
3
]
,
{
y
|

3

y

3
}