Given line equation of 2-order:
$$x^{2} - 4 x - 2 = 0$$
This equation looks like:
$$a_{11} x^{2} + 2 a_{12} x y + 2 a_{13} x + a_{22} y^{2} + 2 a_{23} y + a_{33} = 0$$
where
$$a_{11} = 1$$
$$a_{12} = 0$$
$$a_{13} = -2$$
$$a_{22} = 0$$
$$a_{23} = 0$$
$$a_{33} = -2$$
To calculate the determinant
$$\Delta = \left|\begin{matrix}a_{11} & a_{12}\\a_{12} & a_{22}\end{matrix}\right|$$
or, substitute
$$\Delta = \left|\begin{matrix}1 & 0\\0 & 0\end{matrix}\right|$$
$$\Delta = 0$$
Because
$$\Delta$$
is equal to 0, then
$$\left(\tilde x - 2\right)^{2} = 6$$
$$\tilde x'^{2} = 6$$
Given equation is two parallel straight lines
- reduced to canonical form
where replacement made
$$\tilde x' = \tilde x - 2$$
$$\tilde y' = \tilde y$$
The center of the canonical coordinate system in OXY
$$x_{0} = \tilde x \cos{\left(\phi \right)} - \tilde y \sin{\left(\phi \right)}$$
$$y_{0} = \tilde x \sin{\left(\phi \right)} + \tilde y \cos{\left(\phi \right)}$$
$$x_{0} = 0 \cdot 0 + 2$$
$$y_{0} = 0 \cdot 2$$
$$x_{0} = 2$$
$$y_{0} = 0$$
The center of canonical coordinate system at point O
(2, 0)
Basis of the canonical coordinate system
$$\vec e_1 = \left( 1, \ 0\right)$$
$$\vec e_2 = \left( 0, \ 1\right)$$