document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87886>Question 87886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x=6\r<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 #63779 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B4x=6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B4x=6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming that the coefficient of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 1, you must take HALF of the x coefficient and SQUARE it, adding this quantity to each side of the equation as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B4x+%2B_____=+6+%2B+____ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B4x+%2B_____=+6+%2B+____\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Half of 4 is 2, and 2^2= 4!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of each side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 10 from each side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2  Retired from SCC\r<BR>\n" );
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