SOLUTION: Write the equation of the given parabola in general form: -14x + 2y^2 -8y =20

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Question 452797: Write the equation of the given parabola in general form:
-14x + 2y^2 -8y =20
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the equation of the given parabola in general form:
-14x + 2y^2 -8y =20
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Rearrange:
14x+20 = 2y^2-8y
14x+20+8 = 2(y^2-4y+4)
14x + 28 = 2(y-2)^2
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14x = 2(y-2)^2-28
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x = (1/7)(y-2)^2-2
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OR
7x+10 = y^2-4y
x = (1/7)y^2-(4/7)y-(10/7)
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Stan H.