document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=322064>Question 322064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you complete the trinomial sqaure when you are given the problem x^2-4x=8? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230623 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=230623\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2-4x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-4x+4=8+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)^2=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2=sqrt12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2=3.4641<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.4641+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5.4641 ans. </SPAN>\n" );
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