Use completing the square to rewrite the equation in one of the standard forms for a conic and identify the conic.5x2 - 7y2 - 10x + 56y - 142 = 0

A. (x - 4)2 + (y - 1)2 = 35; circle
B. (x - 1)2 + (y - 4)2 = 35; circle
C.  +  = 1; ellipse
D.  -  = 1; hyperbola


Answer: D

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A. ln + C
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