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

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