Also help with conicsmainly ellipses?

[ilygurlie]

Homework Statement

x^2 + 4y^2 - 2x - 32y = 0
Get into standard form

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

x^2 + 4y^2 - 2x - 32y = 0
Complete the square two times.
(x^2 - 2x + 1) +4(y^2 - 8y +16 )=0 + 4(16) + 1
Simplfy..
(x-1)^2 + 4(y-4)^2 =65
Try to get the equation to be equal to one.. so divide by 65.
(x-1)^2/(65) + (y-4)^/(65/4) = 1
Did I do this right? This just looks really strange...

 

[Dick]

It doesn't look strange to me. It looks correct.