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What would this equation be in vertex form? Show all steps please! :)
y2 + 16x - 4y = -20

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Answer: Answer is in the attachment xoxo

Step-by-step explanation:Subtract

y

2

y

2

from both sides.

16

x

4

y

=

20

y

2

16x−4y=−20−y

2

2 Factor out the common term

4

4.

4

(

4

x

y

)

=

20

y

2

4(4x−y)=−20−y

2

3 Divide both sides by

4

4.

4

x

y

=

20

y

2

4

4x−y=

4

−20−y

2

4 Add

y

y to both sides.

4

x

=

20

y

2

4

+

y

4x=

4

−20−y

2

+y

5 Divide both sides by

4

4.

x

=

20

y

2

4

+

y

4

x=

4

4

−20−y

2

+y

6 Simplify

20

y

2

4

+

y

4

4

4

−20−y

2

+y

to

20

y

2

4

4

+

y

4

4

4

−20−y

2

+

4

y

.

x

=

20

y

2

4

4

+

y

4

x=

4

4

−20−y

2

+

4

y

7 Simplify

20

y

2

4

4

4

4

−20−y

2

to

20

y

2

4

×

4

4×4

−20−y

2

.

x

=

20

y

2

4

×

4

+

y

4

x=

4×4

−20−y

2

+

4

y

8 Simplify

4

×

4

4×4 to

16

16.

x

=

20

y

2

16

+

y

4

x=

16

−20−y

2

+

4

y

What would this equation be in vertex form? Show all steps please! :) y2 + 16x - 4y-example-1
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