document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=588251>Question 588251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do i find the conic equation for 4(x+1)^2-2(y-3)^2=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+1)^2-2(y-3)^2=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1)^2/1/4-(y-3)^2/1/2=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a hyperbola with horizontal transverse axis of the standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-h)^2/a^2-(y-k)^2/b^2=1, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center: (-1,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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