Given line equation of 2-order:
$$x^{2} - 3 x y + 2 y^{2} = 0$$
This equation looks like:
$$a_{11} x^{2} + 2 a_{12} x y + a_{22} y^{2} + 2 a_{13} x + 2 a_{23} y + a_{33} = 0$$
where
$$a_{11} = 1$$
$$a_{12} = - \frac{3}{2}$$
$$a_{13} = 0$$
$$a_{22} = 2$$
$$a_{23} = 0$$
$$a_{33} = 0$$
To calculate the determinant
$$\Delta = \left|\begin{matrix}a_{11} & a_{12}\\a_{12} & a_{22}\end{matrix}\right|$$
or, substitute
$$\Delta = \left|\begin{matrix}1 & - \frac{3}{2}\\- \frac{3}{2} & 2\end{matrix}\right|$$
$$\Delta = - \frac{1}{4}$$
Because
$$\Delta$$
is not equal to 0, then
find the center of the canonical coordinate system. To do it, solve the system of equations
$$a_{11} x_{0} + a_{12} y_{0} + a_{13} = 0$$
$$a_{12} x_{0} + a_{22} y_{0} + a_{23} = 0$$
substitute coefficients
$$x_{0} - \frac{3 y_{0}}{2} = 0$$
$$- \frac{3 x_{0}}{2} + 2 y_{0} = 0$$
then
$$x_{0} = 0$$
$$y_{0} = 0$$
Thus, we have the equation in the coordinate system O'x'y'
$$a_{11} x'^{2} + 2 a_{12} x' y' + a_{22} y'^{2} + a'_{33} = 0$$
where
$$a'_{33} = a_{13} x_{0} + a_{23} y_{0} + a_{33}$$
or
$$a'_{33} = 0$$
$$a'_{33} = 0$$
then The equation is transformed to
$$x'^{2} - 3 x' y' + 2 y'^{2} = 0$$
Rotate the resulting coordinate system by an angle φ
$$x' = \tilde x \cos{\left(\phi \right)} - \tilde y \sin{\left(\phi \right)}$$
$$y' = \tilde x \sin{\left(\phi \right)} + \tilde y \cos{\left(\phi \right)}$$
φ - determined from the formula
$$\cot{\left(2 \phi \right)} = \frac{a_{11} - a_{22}}{2 a_{12}}$$
substitute coefficients
$$\cot{\left(2 \phi \right)} = \frac{1}{3}$$
then
$$\phi = \frac{\operatorname{acot}{\left(\frac{1}{3} \right)}}{2}$$
$$\sin{\left(2 \phi \right)} = \frac{3 \sqrt{10}}{10}$$
$$\cos{\left(2 \phi \right)} = \frac{\sqrt{10}}{10}$$
$$\cos{\left(\phi \right)} = \sqrt{\frac{\cos{\left(2 \phi \right)}}{2} + \frac{1}{2}}$$
$$\sin{\left(\phi \right)} = \sqrt{- \cos^{2}{\left(\phi \right)} + 1}$$
$$\cos{\left(\phi \right)} = \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}$$
$$\sin{\left(\phi \right)} = \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}$$
substitute coefficients
$$x' = \tilde x \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} - \tilde y \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}$$
$$y' = \tilde x \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} + \tilde y \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}$$
then the equation turns from
$$x'^{2} - 3 x' y' + 2 y'^{2} = 0$$
to
$$2 \left(\tilde x \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} + \tilde y \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)^{2} - 3 \left(\tilde x \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} + \tilde y \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}\right) \left(\tilde x \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} - \tilde y \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}\right) + \left(\tilde x \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} - \tilde y \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)^{2} = 0$$
simplify
$$- 3 \tilde x^{2} \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} - \frac{\sqrt{10} \tilde x^{2}}{20} + \frac{3 \tilde x^{2}}{2} - \frac{3 \sqrt{10} \tilde x \tilde y}{10} + 2 \tilde x \tilde y \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} + \frac{\sqrt{10} \tilde y^{2}}{20} + 3 \tilde y^{2} \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}} + \frac{3 \tilde y^{2}}{2} = 0$$
$$- \frac{\sqrt{10} \tilde x^{2}}{2} + \frac{3 \tilde x^{2}}{2} + \frac{3 \tilde y^{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{10} \tilde y^{2}}{2} = 0$$
Given equation is degenerate hyperbole
$$\frac{\tilde x^{2}}{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{- \frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}}}\right)^{2}} - \frac{\tilde y^{2}}{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}}}\right)^{2}} = 0$$
- reduced to canonical form
The center of canonical coordinate system at point O
(0, 0)
Basis of the canonical coordinate system
$$\vec e_{1} = \left( \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}, \ \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)$$
$$\vec e_{2} = \left( - \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}, \ \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10}}{20} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)$$