Identify the conic section as a parabola, ellipse, circle, or hyperbola:The set of all points equidistant from the point (8, 2) and the line y = -4.
A) parabola
B) ellipse
C) circle
D) hyperbola

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A parabola is defined as the set of all points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and a fixed line (the directrix). Here, the point (8, 2) is the focus and the line y = -4 is the directrix, making the conic section a parabola.

Identify the Conic Section as a Parabola, Ellipse, Circle, or Hyperbola:The