Question

Without writing the equation x^2 + y^2 + 24x – 26y+ 277 = 0 in the standard form, state whether the graph of this equation is a

parabola, circle, ellipse, or hyperbola.
a. parabola
c. hyperbola
b. ellipse
d. circle

Answer 1

circle

Explanation:

You can see there is a x^2 and y^2 and 24 x and 26 y meaning if you do complete the square you can write it as a circle in standard form