Question 823045
<pre><font face = "Tohoma" size = 3 color = "indigo"><b> 
Hi,
write the equation in standard form. 
2x^2+4y^2+8x-24y=8
 x^2+2y^2+4x-12y=4
 x^2 + 4x + 2y^2 - 12y = 4     |Completing the squares
 (x+2)^2 - 4  +2(y-3)^2 - 18 = 4
 (x+2)^2  +2(y-3)^2 = 26
 {{{ (x+2)^2/26  +(y-3)^2/13 = 1}}}  Ellipse C(-2,3)