How to find find the equation of conjugate hyperbola given a general hyperbola

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For any general hyperbola

S:ax$^2$+2hxy+by$^2$+2gx+2fy+c=0

Given discriminant $\Delta\neq$ 0

How would I obtain the equation of its conjugate?

When I tried this I began to question what exactly the hyperbola and its conjugate had in common or differed in and the only possible approach I got was somehow finding the transverse and conjugate axes and interchanging them to give the conjugate but it was way too tedious.

However the final expression is

S':ax$^2$+2hxy+by$^2$+2gx+2fy+c-$\frac{2\Delta}{ab-h^2} $=0

This seems fairly similar to the equation of the assymptotes

L:ax$^2$+2hxy+by$^2$+2gx+2fy+c-$\frac{\Delta}{ab-h^2} $=0

What's the best way I can proceed with?