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Solve Each Equation Using The Method of Completing the Square\r
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document.write( "I'll just do the hardest one, as all three are done the same way:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate the x² and x terms on the left\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide through by the coefficient of x\r\n" );
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document.write( "To the side\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Multiply the coefficient of x by :  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Add that to both sides of the equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The left side factors as \r\n" );
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document.write( "We combine the factors on the right hand side: \r\n" );
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document.write( "We use the principle of square roots:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add  to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are two solutions, one using the + and one using the -\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the + :\r\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions are  and \r\n" );
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document.write( "The first two are done the same way.\r\n" );
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