document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=665077>Question 665077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it says, \"Complete the square and write each equation in the standard form?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ellipse: 4x^2 + 24x + y^2 + 8y = -36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "parabola: x^2 + 12x + 36 = 4y - 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #413656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=413656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ellipse: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2+%2B+24x+%2B+y%5E2+%2B+8y+=+-36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2+%2B+24x+%2B+y%5E2+%2B+8y+=+-36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To convert an equation from standard form to vertex form it is sometimes necessary to be comfortable completing the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex form of a parabola's equation is generally expressed as :\r<BR>\n" );
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