document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736993>Question 736993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Completing the Square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is half of -4y/3 squared?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y^2-4y-1=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y^2/3-4y/3-1/3=0/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2-4y/3=1/3 This is where I get stuck.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm supposed to take half of -4y/3 and square it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not quite understanding how to do  it. Do you square both -4 and 3 separately? Then it becomes -16y/9?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you halve it, it becomes -2y/1.5?? Should you not have a decimal or a fraction?\r<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 #450078 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=450078\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Only square half of the coefficient of the y term.  Half of -4/3 is -2/3.  Square both the numerator and denominator.  -2/3 squared is 4/9.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2-4y%2F3+%2B+4%2F9+=1%2F3+%2B+4%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2-4y%2F3+%2B+4%2F9+=1%2F3+%2B+4%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><P><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-2%2F3%29%5E2+=+7%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-2%2F3%29%5E2+=+7%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 2/3 = + or - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%2F9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%2F9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = + or - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%29%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%29%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2 + or - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)/3<BR>\n" );
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