document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289720>Question 289720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slove the quadric equation by completing the square.  x^2 -5=8x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209777 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209777\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the first degree term on the left and the constant on the right:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ -\ 8x\ =\ 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the coefficient on the first degree term by 2, square the result, then add that result to both sides of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ -\ 8x\ + 16\ =\ 5\ +\ 16\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the perfect square on the left and collect terms on the right:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (x\ -\ 4)^2\ =\ 21\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of both sides remembering to consider both the positive and negative root.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ -\ 4\ =\ \pm \sqrt{21}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the additive inverse of the constant on the left to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ 4\ \pm\ \sqrt{21}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done.\r<BR>\n" );
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