document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1031867>Question 1031867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you write -2x^2-4x+y+2=0 in standard form? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #646558 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=646558\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us rearrange<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^2-4x+y+2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now factor out the two and complete the square...we get...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1%29+-+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1%29+-+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (look carefully on this part)<BR>\n" );
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