document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=514733>Question 514733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> complete the square of y = ax 2+bx+c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #343556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=343556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> complete the square of y = ax^2+bx+c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ax^2 + bx + c = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (b/a)x + (c/a) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (b/a)x + (b/2a)^2 = -(c/a) + (b/2a)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (b/a)x + (b/2a)^2 = -(c/a) + b^2/4a^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (b/a)x + (b/2a)^2 = (-4ac + b^2)/(4a^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (b/2a) = +/-sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)/(2a)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = [-b +- sqrt(b^2-4ac)]/(2a)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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