The vertex form of the equation of a parabola is x=8(y-1)^2-15. What is the standard form of the equation?
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x = 8(y-1)^2 - 15
Standard form looks like this,Β x^2 -6x + 8, or y^2 - 6y + 8 To convert your equation into standard form all we have to do is expand it fully: x = 8(y-1)^2 - 15 x = 8(y-1)(y-1) - 15 x = 8(y^2 -2y + 1) - 15 x = 8y^2 -16y + 8 - 15 x = 8y^2 -16y - 7