document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=676303>Question 676303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you put the following equation into standard equation form of a parabola? 13x^2-8y-9=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried manipulating the equation algebraically and completing the square, however, the coefficient \"13\" in \"13x\" has me stumped. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8y = 13x^2 -  9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (13/8)x^2 - (9/8)<BR>\n" );
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