document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269820>Question 269820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem by completing the square: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2h%5E2-5h%2B4=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2h%5E2-5h%2B4=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197670 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=197670\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> step 1 - factor out 2 from the first and second term to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28h%5E2+-+%285%2F2%29h+%2B+_____+%29=+-4+%2B+_____ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28h%5E2+-+%285%2F2%29h+%2B+_____+%29=+-4+%2B+_____\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the blanks are waiting for certain numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - take (1/2) of the middl term and square it. Put that number in the first blank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28h%5E2+-+%285%2F2%29h+%2B+%28-5%2F4%29%5E2%29+=+-4+%2B+_____ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28h%5E2+-+%285%2F2%29h+%2B+%28-5%2F4%29%5E2%29+=+-4+%2B+_____\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - squaring it gives us 25/16, but we multiply this by 2 since there are 2 groups of these. We get 50/16. Now put this number into the other blank space to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28h%5E2+-+%285%2F2%29h+%2B+%28-5%2F4%29%5E2%29+=+-4+%2B+50%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28h%5E2+-+%285%2F2%29h+%2B+%28-5%2F4%29%5E2%29+=+-4+%2B+50%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 4 - rewrite the trinomial as a binomial squared and simplify the right side to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28h-5%2F4%29%5E2+=+14%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28h-5%2F4%29%5E2+=+14%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 5 - divide by 2 and reduce to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28h-5%2F4%29%5E2+=+7%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28h-5%2F4%29%5E2+=+7%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 6 - take a square root to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28h-5%2F4%29+=+%2B-sqrt%287%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28h-5%2F4%29+=+%2B-sqrt%287%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 7 - add 5/4 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+%285%2B-sqrt%287%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+%285%2B-sqrt%287%29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );