Classifying conic sections from quadratic coefficients

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Bruno Tolentino
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Is possible classify the quadric equation Axx + Bxy + Cyx + Dyy + Ex + Fy + G = 0 how straight, hyperbola, circle, ellipse, parabola, etc, in the same way that is did in the phase plan:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Phase_plane_nodes.svg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Phase_plane_nodes.svg

I tried this, but, for some reason, don't works... Can you help me!?
 
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I want to express the quadric equation in this way: [tex] \begin{bmatrix}<br /> A & B \\<br /> C & D<br /> \end{bmatrix}<br /> :<br /> \begin{bmatrix}<br /> x^2 & xy \\<br /> yx & y^2<br /> \end{bmatrix}<br /> +<br /> \begin{bmatrix}<br /> E\\<br /> F<br /> \end{bmatrix}<br /> \cdot<br /> \begin{bmatrix}<br /> x\\<br /> y<br /> \end{bmatrix}<br /> +<br /> G=0[/tex]

And I want to analyze the square matrix, the first matrix, the matrix of the coefficients.