document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=822869>Question 822869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex of the parabola y^2 +8x - 6y +1=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y^2-6y+9)+8x=-1+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-3)^2=-8x+8=-8(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-3)^2=-8(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a parabola that opens leftward.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic equation:(y-k)^2=-4p(x-h), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex(1,3) </SPAN>\n" );
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