document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=579589>Question 579589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me put this into general form of either circle, Ellipse or hyperbola: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+X%5E2-6x%2By%5E2-12y=-20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+X%5E2-6x%2By%5E2-12y=-20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #371089 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=371089\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me put this into general form of either circle, Ellipse or hyperbola:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-6x+y^2-12y=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2-6x+9)+(y^2-12y+36)=-20+9+36=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)^2+(y-6)^2=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a circle of standard form: (x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center and r=radius.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center: (3,6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "radius=5   </SPAN>\n" );
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