SOLUTION: x(x-8)=-5

Question 748925: x(x-8)=-5
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x(x-8)=-5
We will solve this by completing the square
First, distribute the x into (x-8)

Then move the -5 over to the left side by adding 5 to both sides

Rewrite as so you have:
which simplifies to:

Move the -11 over by adding 11 to both sides

Now that we have completed the square we can take the square root of both sides:

Bring the 4 over by subtracting 4 from both sides

So }
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