SOLUTION: 1. Complete the square to solve the following quadratic equation for y. Show your work.
ay + by +c = 0
Why is this an important problem?
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Question 518599: 1. Complete the square to solve the following quadratic equation for y. Show your work.
ay + by +c = 0
Why is this an important problem?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Completing the square is an inappropriate methdod for solving 
. You just factor out the y: y\ +\ c\ = 0)
, add -c to both sides: y\ =\ -c)
, and then multiply by the reciprocal of the binomial coefficient on 
.
Had the problem been 
, then completing the square would have been absolutely the right thing to do. But that isn't what you asked.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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