document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170532>Question 170532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x² - 5x + 2 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125911 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125911\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+5x+%2B+2+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+5x+%2B+2+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete the square. It works like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now take one-half of the co-efficient of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square it and add this to both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+5x+%2B+25%2F4+=+-2+%2B+25%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+5x+%2B+25%2F4+=+-2+%2B+25%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The left side is a perfect square. Rewrite it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+5%2F2%29%5E2+=+17%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+5%2F2%29%5E2+=+17%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now take the square root of both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%285+%2B+sqrt%2817%29%29+%2F+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%285+%2B+sqrt%2817%29%29+%2F+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and, also, since square root is both (+) and (-)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%285+-+sqrt%2817%29%29+%2F+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%285+-+sqrt%2817%29%29+%2F+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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