document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746329>Question 746329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> step by step write the conic section in standard form. y^2-8x-4y+4=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2-8x-4y+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2-4y-8x+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y^2-4y+4)-4-8x+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-2)^2=8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens rightward with vertex at (0,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic form: (y-k)^2=4p(x-h), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
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