document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35866>Question 35866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve x^2-16x+32=0 by completing the square </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21952 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=21952\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2-16x+32=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First add -32 to each side and leave a blank space after the x^2- 16x .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You must take half of the -16 (which is -4) and square it (which would be 16).  Add +16 to each side of the equation on the blank spaces I provided you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, notice that the left side is a perfect square trinomial:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can take the square root of each side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-16%29+=+4i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-16%29+=+4i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Last add +4 to each side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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