SOLUTION: Please show me how to put this equation of a parabola into standard form: X^2=4y-8

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Question 865813: Please show me how to put this equation of a parabola into standard form:
X^2=4y-8

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

That's all there is to it. Just solved for y in terms of x. No need to complete the square for this example.

In case the standard form is not recognized, .
The typical instructive variables used would be assigned like this:
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(Adjusted solution because previously I missed a step).

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