document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568252>Question 568252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> identify the conic represented by x^2-4y-6x+9=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2-6x+9)-4y+9-9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=(x-3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/4)(x-3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation for a parabola with vertex at (3,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parabola opens upwards with minimum=0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Standard form of equation for given parabola: y=A(x-h)^2+k, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex. A is a multiplier which affects the slope or steepness of the curve. </SPAN>\n" );
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