There are four steps for converting the equation x2 y 12x 2y 1 0 into standard form by completing the square Complete the last step 1 Group the x terms together and the y terms together and move the constant term to the other side of the equation 2 12x y 2y 1 2 Determine b 2 2 for the x and y terms 12 2 2 36 and 2 2 2 1 3 Add the values to both sides of the equation 2 12x 36 y 2y 1 1 36 1 4 Write each trinomial as a binomial squared and simplify the right side x P y 7