document.write( "Question 411127: Completing the square?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #288997 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Completing the square:
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document.write( "- 1/5x^2 - 1/2x + 2 = 0  |Multiplying thru by -10 so as all denominators= 1
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document.write( "   2x^2 + 5x  -20 = 0
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document.write( "  2(x^2 + 5/2) - 20 = 0
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document.write( "  2[x + 5/4)^2 -25/16] - 20 = 0
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document.write( "  2(x+5/4)^2 - 25/8 - 160/8 = 0
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document.write( "  2(x+5/4)^2 - 185/8 = 0 \n" );
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