document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967026>Question 967026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the standard equation of the following conic sections: x^2-2x+3y-8=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x+3y-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2-2x+1)-1+3y-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)^2=-3y+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)^2=-3(y-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-(1/3)(x-1)^2+3 (vertex form)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens downwards with vertex at (1, 3) </SPAN>\n" );
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