SOLUTION: hello. the question is to: find the solution to the equation -8x=4x^2-1 using the completing the square method. i have tried it but i am stuck at one point.

SOLUTION: hello. the question is to: find the solution to the equation -8x=4x^2-1 using the completing the square method. i have tried it but i am stuck at one point.

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Question 697485: hello. the question is to:
find the solution to the equation -8x=4x^2-1 using the completing the square method.
i have tried it but i am stuck at one point.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-8x=4x^2-1
4x^2+8x=1
/4
x^2+2x =1/2
x^2+2x+1=1/2 +1
(x+1) ^2= 3/2
take the square root
x+1= +/- sqrt(3/2)
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