document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468766>Question 468766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following quadratic equations by completing the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x - 12 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 6)(x - 2) = 0 {completing the square would be silly, when you can just factor the left side into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 6 = 0 or x - 2 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -6 or x = 2 {solved each equation for x}<BR>\n" );
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