SOLUTION: Dear Tutor, Please help me solve this tedious math problem. Your help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much!!! :) By the way, I need to solve by factoring the square 4

Question 220853: Dear Tutor,
Please help me solve this tedious math problem. Your help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much!!! :)

By the way, I need to solve by factoring the square
4x^2-4x-99=0
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First divide both sides by

Now add to both sides

Now take 1/2 of the coefficient of
which is , square it, and add it to
both sides

Notice that both sides are perfect squares

I'll take the square root of both sides

There is also a negative square root

The roots are and
I'll plot it to verify

Looks about right
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