document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=762460>Question 762460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to solve by completing the square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-4X+45 I believe I would first divide by not sure by what since 45 is neg not positive.  Thank you for the help walking me through this one so I can do the rest.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #463985 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=463985\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You could Complete the Square but you have nothing to solve.  You show no equation nor inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why you say 45 is neg not positive.  45 is positive.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The missing square term for x^2-4x+45 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-4%29%2F2%29%5E2=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-4%29%2F2%29%5E2=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You will both ADD and SUBTRACT 4 to the expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is as far as you can go.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In case you in fact have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-4X%2B45=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-4X%2B45=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then you CAN solve for x easily.  You equivalently have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%5E2+%2B+41=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%5E2+%2B+41=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the usefulness of Completing the Square becomes obvious (that the treated equation is now easy to solve). </SPAN>\n" );
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