document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87869>Question 87869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the quadratic equation by completing the square. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2+10x+11=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 10x = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 5x = -11/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 5/2)^2 = -11/2 + 25/4 = -22/4 + 25/4 = 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5/2 = +- sqrt(3)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5 +- sqrt(3))/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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