3x² + 7x = 12
So you asked if that becomes: x² + x = 4?
No because the first step is to divide through by the
coefficient of x², which is 3. And we divide all the terms,
on both sides by 3
x² + x =
x² + x = 4
So has the wrong enominator.
But it seems a shame to stop here and not go on and
complete the square. Let's do it just for fun:
(You can print it for future use, because you're
going to have to learn how to do that soon.
multiply times , get
Square . get
Add that to BOTH sides of the equation, to keep
it balanced.
So now we have:
x² + x+ = 4+
That factors as:
(x + )² =
Now we use the principle of square roots:
x + =
x + =
x =
x =
Edwin