SOLUTION: Solve by completing the square : 3x^2-6x-9=0 please show work thanks.

SOLUTION: Solve by completing the square : 3x^2-6x-9=0 please show work thanks.

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Question 869013: Solve by completing the square :
3x^2-6x-9=0
please show work thanks.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, the equation can be simplified:

Then, the term to use for Completing the Square is .

You can finish this for x.

Study this: Completing the Square to Solve General Quadratic Equation
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