We need to get it in the formso we'll know it has center (h,k) and radius r. First we add -1 to both sides to get the constant off the left side: Next we swap the 2nd and 3rd terms to get terms with the same letter next to each other: Put the addition of one blank after the +2x and another after the -4y since we are going to add something to both sides: Next we calculate what goes in the first blank: 1. Multiply the coefficient of x, which is 2, by }, getting 2. Square that value: , so is what goes in the first blank, and we also add it to the right side: Next we calculate what goes in the second blank: 1. Multiply the coefficient of y, which is -4, by }, getting 2. Square that value: , so is what goes in the second blank, and we also add it to the right side: The first three terms on the left factors as or The last three terms on the left factors as or The right side becomes So we now have: And we compare that to and we see that since , , and since , . Also so } So the center is (h,k) = (-1,2) and the radius = r = 2. Edwin