Without writing the equation (y-4)^2 = 9(x-4) 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

answ9x x 3=

step-by-step explanation:

answer: first option i.e. 'a' is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

number of minutes to wrap a small gift box = 4 minutes

we need to find the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes

since there is a direct variation, as the number of minutes will increase with   number of gifts to be wrapped.

so, let the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes be x.

so, it becomes,

hence, first option 'a'   is correct.