SOLUTION: classify each conic section and write its equation in standard form 3x^2+30x+y+79=0

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Question 721541: classify each conic section and write its equation in standard form
3x^2+30x+y+79=0
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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You'll observe that y does not appear as a representation of any square but x does. This will be a parabola.

You'll need to Complete The Square to convert to standard form. The missing square term to apply to the x terms is %2810%2F2%29%5E2=25, but you'll need to factor a 3 first before applying this 25.

3x%5E2%2B30x=3%28x%5E2%2B10x%29.