document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=592609>Question 592609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the equation of the parabola in standard form x^2 + 2x + 8y + 25 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 2x + 8y + 25 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Standard form of equation for a parabola: y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8y=(x^2+2x+1)+25-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8y=(x+1)^2+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-(1/8)(x+1)^2-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens downwards with vertex at (-1,-3) </SPAN>\n" );
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