Identify the conic section $$$64 x^{2} = 169$$$

Identify and find the properties of the conic section $$$64 x^{2} = 169$$$.

The general equation of a conic section is $$$A x^{2} + B x y + C y^{2} + D x + E y + F = 0$$$.

In our case, $$$A = 64$$$, $$$B = 0$$$, $$$C = 0$$$, $$$D = 0$$$, $$$E = 0$$$, $$$F = -169$$$.

The discriminant of the conic section is $$$\Delta = 4 A C F - A E^{2} - B^{2} F + B D E - C D^{2} = 0$$$.

Next, $$$B^{2} - 4 A C = 0$$$.

Since $$$\Delta = 0$$$, this is the degenerated conic section.

Since $$$B^{2} - 4 A C = 0$$$, the equation represents two parallel lines.

$$$64 x^{2} = 169$$$A represents a pair of the lines $$$x = - \frac{13}{8}$$$, $$$x = \frac{13}{8}$$$A.

General form: $$$64 x^{2} - 169 = 0$$$A.

Factored form: $$$\left(8 x - 13\right) \left(8 x + 13\right) = 0$$$A.

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