SOLUTION: completing the square for: x^2-8x-2y^2-12y-4=0

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Question 753610: completing the square for:
x^2-8x-2y^2-12y-4=0

Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Now that the squares are completed, we could divide both sides of the equal sign by 2 to get
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and we would know that the equation represents a hyperbola with vertices at
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