Is this converging?

Geometry Level 4

The curve represented by the given equation is a __________ \text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_} .

x a + y b = 1 \sqrt { \frac { x }{ a } } +\sqrt { \frac { y }{ b } } =1 and a > 0 , B > 0 a>0,\quad B>0

This question is was asked in my JEE Prepratory Test (Mains-2016).
Straight Lines Circle Ellipse Hyperbola Can't Be Determined Pair of lines Parabola

Rishabh Deep Singh by Rishabh Deep Singh , 23, India

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Can you explain the "squaring" part?

At the very least, it seems like you squared (,rearranged terms) and then squared again.

Do we have a complete parabola, or just part of a parabola? In particular, when squaring, you risk introducing extraneous terms.

Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 2 months ago

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