document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456739>Question 456739</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.	Write irrational numbers in simplest radical form. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.	Describe each step as you go.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2 + 4x – 8 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x + ? = 8 + ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 4 = 8 + 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)^2 = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = +/-2sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -2+2sqrt(3) or x = -2-2sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
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