document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981868>Question 981868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express x²-6x+12 in the form (x+a)²+b  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</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=602781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are looking to Complete The Square.  Learn to do that here:  <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.algebra.com/my/Completing-the-Square-to-Solve-General-Quadratic-Equation.lesson?content_action=show_dev\">http://www.algebra.com/my/Completing-the-Square-to-Solve-General-Quadratic-Equation.lesson?content_action=show_dev</a>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value to choose will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2F2%29%5E2=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2F2%29%5E2=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to make a full square trinomial in the expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you really want in the form you specified, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B%28-3%29%29%5E2%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B%28-3%29%29%5E2%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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