SOLUTION: Please please show me how to put this equation of a parabola into standard form: X-4y^2-8y=0

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Question 865018: Please please show me how to put this equation of a parabola into standard form:
X-4y^2-8y=0
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That is written with x to power 1 and y to power 2. Solve for x in terms of y, and complete the square for y to put into standard form. Learn how to do this:

What is Complete the Square
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