SOLUTION: How do you rewrite this to the geeral form of the hyperbola equation 4y^2-16y-25x^2-200x-484=0

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Question 132196: How do you rewrite this to the geeral form of the hyperbola equation
4y^2-16y-25x^2-200x-484=0
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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start by factoring __ 4(y^2-4y)-25(x^2+8x)-484=0

then complete the squares __ 4(y^2-4y+4)-16-25(x^2+8x+16)+400-484=0

consolidate terms __ 4(y-2)^2-25(x+4)^2-100=0

add 100 and divide by 100 __ %28y-2%29%5E2%2F25-%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2F4=1