document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=305758>Question 305758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help me put this equation into standard form and solve the conic: x^2+9y^2-4x+54y+4=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+9y^2-4x+54y+4=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-4x+4 +9(y^2+6y+9) = -4+4+9*9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)^2 + 9(y+3)^2 = 81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard for;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x-2)^2/81] + [(y+3)^2/9] = 1<BR>\n" );
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