document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799571>Question 799571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=x^2-14x+48 complete the square </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482711 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=482711\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of a quadratic expression as representing a rectangular or square area.  Your equation shows a rectangular area expression, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The Completing The Square can be shown visually, knowing the side lengths are x and x-14.  A way to rearrange the area giving an empty square piece  makes this empty piece, to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-14%2F2%29%5E2=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-14%2F2%29%5E2=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ADD and SUBTRACT 49 to the right hand side.  This will allow....<BR>\n" );
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