SOLUTION: Please help me with making 1/2y^2-3y+13/2 into standard form

Question 196648: Please help me with making 1/2y^2-3y+13/2 into standard form
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming that you want to complete the square.

Start with the given expression.

Factor out the coefficient . This step is very important: the coefficient must be equal to 1.

Take half of the coefficient to get . In other words, .

Now square to get . In other words,

Now add and subtract inside the parenthesis. Make sure to place this after the "y" term. Notice how . So the expression is not changed.

Group the first three terms.

Factor to get .

Combine like terms.

Distribute.

Multiply.

So after completing the square, transforms to .

In other words, .

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