SOLUTION: In the process of completing the square, 3x²+7x=12 becomes x^2+7/4x=4 True or False

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Question 608704: In the process of completing the square, 3x²+7x=12 becomes x^2+7/4x=4
True or False

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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

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