document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262792>Question 262792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by completing the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m^2-(49/2)m=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the solutions are?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me solve. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=193572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the original; question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2-%2849%2F2%29m=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2-%2849%2F2%29m=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - rewrite this as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the blanks are waiting for numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - take 1/2 of the middle term and square it to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2-%2849%2F2%29m+%2B+%28-49%2F4%29%5E2=1%2F2+%2B+%28-49%2F4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2-%2849%2F2%29m+%2B+%28-49%2F4%29%5E2=1%2F2+%2B+%28-49%2F4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - rewrite the left side as a binomial squared and simplify the right sides to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28m-49%2F4%29%5E2+=+1%2F2+%2B+2401%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28m-49%2F4%29%5E2+=+1%2F2+%2B+2401%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28m-49%2F4%29%5E2+=+2409%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28m-49%2F4%29%5E2+=+2409%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 4 - take a square root of both sides to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m-49%2F4+=+%2B-sqrt%282409%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m-49%2F4+=+%2B-sqrt%282409%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 5- add 49/4 to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we end with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ~ 24.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ~ -0.02 </SPAN>\n" );
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