document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243530>Question 243530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve 7x^2+28x=49 by completing the square. I know you use the formula (b/2)^2 right? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178397 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178397\">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=7x%5E2%2B28x=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x%5E2%2B28x=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%28x%5E2%2B4x%29=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%28x%5E2%2B4x%29=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF 7 from the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B4x=49%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B4x=49%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B4x=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B4x=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B4x%2Bhighlight%284%29=7%2Bhighlight%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B4x%2Bhighlight%284%29=7%2Bhighlight%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take half of the 'x' coefficient and square it to get 4. Add this number to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2%29%5E2=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the left side and combine like terms on the right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2=%22%22%2B-sqrt%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2=%22%22%2B-sqrt%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2%2B-sqrt%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2%2B-sqrt%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 2 from both sides to isolate 'x'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2%2Bsqrt%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2%2Bsqrt%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2-sqrt%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2-sqrt%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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