document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884804>Question 884804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.x^2+6x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.x^2+4x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.x^2+8x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.x^2-12x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.x^2-10x=50 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534690 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534690\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+6x=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finding the third term to complete the square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Third term = ( (1/2) * co-efficient of x)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (( 1/2) *6)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 9 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x+9=16+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3)^2 = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3 = +/- 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -3+5 = +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3-5 =-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 2 OR -8<BR>\n" );
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