SOLUTION: 6) Complete the square x2 – 12x 7) Complete the square x2 – 2x = 8 8) Complete the square x2 – 5x = –6

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Question 294776: 6) Complete the square x2 – 12x
7) Complete the square x2 – 2x = 8
8) Complete the square x2 – 5x = –6

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6) Simply take half of -12 (the x coefficient) to get -6 and square it to get 36. Now add and subtract this value to get . From here, factor to get . So which means that
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