SOLUTION: This problem is so difficult! I honestly don't know what to do. Can someone please, please answer this question: Solve by completing the square: x^2=5x+2 Thank you.

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Question 90551: This problem is so difficult! I honestly don't know what to do. Can someone please, please answer this question:
Solve by completing the square: x^2=5x+2
Thank you.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Subtract 5x from both sides

Factor out 1



Take half of -5 to get -2.5 (ie )
Now square -2.5 to get 6.25 (ie )



Add this result (6.25) inside the parenthesis

Add 6.25(1) to the other side (remember we factored out a 1)

Now the left side is a complete square

Factor the left side

Multiply and combine like terms on the right side

Take the square root of both sides

Add 2.5 to both sides

So the expression breaks down to
or


So our answer is approximately
or

Here is visual proof

graph of


When we use the root finder feature on a calculator, we would find that the x-intercepts are and , so this verifies our answer.

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