Identify the type of conic section.
-Identify the type of conic section consisting of the set of all points in the plane for which the distance from the point (0, 19) is twice the distance from the line y = 5.
A) Circle
B) Ellipse
C) Parabola
D) Hyperbola

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This conic section is a hyperbola because the set of points for which the distance to a point (focus) is a constant multiple (in this case, twice) of the distance to a line (directrix) forms a hyperbola.

Identify the Type of Conic Section