document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210452>Question 210452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good afteroon.  I have a question regarding completing the square.  Here is the equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%5E2-18x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%5E2-18x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I keep coming up with x= 1 plus minus .816 but in class the answer was x=3+square root 6 over 3 and x=3-square root 6 over 3.  Does that seem correct?  If so I just don't know how it got that way?  Any help would be appreciated. :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=159023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure what they are doing in class, but you got it right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term by 9 to get x^2 term to have coefficient of 1:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide coefficient of x by 2 and square. add result to both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Represent left side as perfect square:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take square root of each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1=+-sqrt(2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1+-sqrt(2/3)<BR>\n" );
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