document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619450>Question 619450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to simplify the following to the form y^2/a^2-x^2/b^2 to i can solve a hyperbola problem.  I don't know how to simplify it.  The problem to be simplified is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(y+5)^2/36 - (x+2)^2/25 =1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help with step by step to simplify </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=389656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You just need to write 36 as 6^2 and 25 as 5^2 to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src=\"http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\LARGE \frac{(y+5)^2}{6^2}-\frac{(x+2)^2}{5^2}=1\" title=\"\LARGE \frac{(y+5)^2}{6^2}-\frac{(x+2)^2}{5^2}=1\" /> </SPAN>\n" );
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