document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=818423>Question 818423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solving equations by  completing the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p^2+16p-22=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't seem to come up with two factors that work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p^2+16p-22=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't seem to come up with two factors that work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's because it can't be factored.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p^2+16p-22=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p^2+16p = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p^2+16p+64 = 86<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(p+8)^2 = 86<BR>\n" );
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