document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263552>Question 263552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve by completing the square: x^2 + 5x -8=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X^2+5X+25/4=8+25/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+5/2)^2=(4*8+25)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+5/2)^2=(32+25)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+5/2)^2=57/4 ANS. </SPAN>\n" );
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