SOLUTION: Solve by completing the square x^2 = 5x + 2 Please help me with this, thank you

Question 69479: Solve by completing the square x^2 = 5x + 2
Please help me with this, thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Get the 5x term to the left side
Take half of the 2nd coefficient and square it
Add this value to both sides
General form of perfect square
To find value of b, take half of 2nd coefficient.

Answer:
If you graph y=x^2 - 5x - 2 and y=(x-5/2)^2-33/4 together they should be the same graph, verifying the answer
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