Identify the conic section $$$9 x^{2} - 16 y^{2} = 0$$$

Identify and find the properties of the conic section $$$9 x^{2} - 16 y^{2} = 0$$$.

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, $$$A = 9$$$, $$$B = 0$$$, $$$C = -16$$$, $$$D = 0$$$, $$$E = 0$$$, $$$F = 0$$$.

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, $$$B^{2} - 4 A C = 576$$$.

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

Since $$$B^{2} - 4 A C \gt 0$$$, the equation represents two distinct intersecting lines.

$$$9 x^{2} - 16 y^{2} = 0$$$A represents a pair of the lines $$$y = - \frac{3 x}{4}$$$, $$$y = \frac{3 x}{4}$$$A.

General form: $$$9 x^{2} - 16 y^{2} = 0$$$A.

Factored form: $$$\left(- 3 x + 4 y\right) \left(3 x + 4 y\right) = 0$$$A.

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