SOLUTION: Hi, I'm having trouble completing the square to find the standard form of the following equation.(I've only ever done this with one variable so not sure how to proceed) {{{x^2-9

Question 372868: Hi, I'm having trouble completing the square to find the standard form of the following equation.(I've only ever done this with one variable so not sure how to proceed)

Could you please let me know the steps I have to take to complete the square with two variables? Thanks for your time :)
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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it's an hyperbola with vertex at (0,2), y-axis as the conjugate axis and y = 2 as the transverse axis.
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