document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819023>Question 819023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2-6x-19=(x+h)^2+k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer I have to find looks like this  (       )^2+ _____    This is a box shape\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is my first final in college and I couldn't go to study sessions due to snow and ice.  I have all other study questions correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would appreciate any help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #492906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</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=492906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you want to Complete the Square to put the left-member trinomial into the form of the right-member shown?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left side, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, factorable into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents the area of a rectangle, with 'length' x and 'height' <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Chop this into a square of x by x and x by (x-6)-x, chop the x by (x-6-x) piece into two equal parts from top to bottom, and arrange one of the pieces along the bottom of the x by x square.  Now, a small square piece is missing in order to COMPLETE the SQUARE for what was essentially the area for the rectangle of x by x-6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The missing square piece to add, which is the same as the term to add, is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-6%2F2%29%5E2=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-6%2F2%29%5E2=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ADD and SUBTRACT 9 to the left-hand member of your \"equation\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-6x-19%2B9-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-6x-19%2B9-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-6x%2B9-19-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-6x%2B9-19-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, essentially from commutative property of addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-6x%2B9%29-19-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-6x%2B9%29-19-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the association will not hurt anything here and in fact helps<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you know what to do from here? </SPAN>\n" );
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