document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=562306>Question 562306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the standard form of y^2-2y-4x-31=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2-2y-4x-31=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y^2-2y+1)-4x-31-1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1)^2-4x-32=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1)^2-4(x+8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1)^2=4(x+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a standard form of equation for a parabola with vertex at (-8,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parabola opens rightwards with axis of symmetry at y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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