SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 4x^2+4x-11=0
It is called "completing the square" and has to do with solving quadratic equations.
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: Please help me solve this equation: 4x^2+4x-11=0
It is called "completing the square" and has to do with solving quadratic equations.
This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this equation: 4x^2+4x-11=0
It is called "completing the square" and has to do with solving quadratic equations.
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4(x^2+x + ?) = 11 + ?
4(x^2 + x + (1/2)^2) = 11 + 4*(1/2)^2
4(x+(1/2))^2 = 11 + 1
4(x+(1/2))^2 = 12
(x+(1/2))^2 = 3
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Take the square root to get:
x+(1/2) = sqrt(3) or x+ (1/2) = -sqrt(3)
x = (-1/2)+(sqrt(3) or x = (-1/2)-sqrt(3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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