SOLUTION: How do you write -2x^2-4x+y+2=0 in standard form?

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Question 1031867: How do you write -2x^2-4x+y+2=0 in standard form?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let us rearrange
-2x^2-4x+y+2=0
to get
y+=+2x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+2
Now factor out the two and complete the square...we get...
y+=+2%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+1%29
y+=+2%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1%29+-+4 (look carefully on this part)
y+=+2%28x+%2B+1%29%5E2+-+4