SOLUTION: Solve By completing the square: x^2-4x-2=0 show work

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Question 164188: Solve By completing the square: x^2-4x-2=0 show work
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Take 1/2 of the x coefficient and square it.

Add that to both sides of the equation.




or approximately,


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Check of the solution by graphing the original function.

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