document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=397298>Question 397298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the quadratic equation 2x^2-8x-3=0 by completing the square.	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the expression as a single logarithm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         3[logx+2logy]-log(x-5) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-8x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2-4x+4) = 3+2*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-2)^2 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)^2 = 11/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2 = 11sqrt(2)/2 or x-2 = -11sqrt(2)/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 + (11/2)sqrt(2) or x = 2 - (11/2)sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the expression as a single logarithm. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3[logx+2logy]-log(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3[log(x)+log(y^2)] - log(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3[log(xy^2)] - log(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= log(x^3y^6/(x-5)] \r<BR>\n" );
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