document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78278>Question 78278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each of the following quadratic equations by completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x^2-6x-3=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56174 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=56174\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm just adding onto the previous poster's work...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: when you take a square root you get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+-3+=0%2B-+sqrt+%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+-3+=0%2B-+sqrt+%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (plus or minus the square root of 12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=0%2B-+sqrt+%2812%29%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=0%2B-+sqrt+%2812%29%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 3 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you should have 2 answers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=sqrt+%2812%29%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=sqrt+%2812%29%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=-sqrt+%2812%29%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=-sqrt+%2812%29%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which reduce to \r<BR>\n" );
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