document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170894>Question 170894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help show me how to solve this quadratic equation by completing the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m^2 = 8m + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m^2-8m-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m)^2-2(m)(4)+(4)^2-(4)^2-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m-4)^2-16-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m-4)^2-19=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m-4)^2=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "±&#8730;(m-4)^2=±&#8730;19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-4=±4.36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=±4.36+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=8.36&-0.36 </SPAN>\n" );
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