document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=865813>Question 865813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please show me how to put this equation of a parabola into standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=4y-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521903 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=521903\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%281%2F4%29x%5E2%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%281%2F4%29x%5E2%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's all there is to it.  Just solved for y in terms of x.  No need to complete the square for this example.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In case the standard form is not recognized, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F4%29%28x-0%29%5E2%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F4%29%28x-0%29%5E2%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The typical instructive variables used would be assigned like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Adjusted solution because previously I missed a step). </SPAN>\n" );
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