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1.) 9x^2+18x=-8 (solve by completing the square an coefficient of x^2 is 1) \r
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document.write( "In response to: \"Comment from student: Thank you. It was 18 and not 19, sorry.\"
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document.write( " ------ Factoring out 9 to get a coefficient of 1 on 
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document.write( " ---- Halving the value of b, squaring the result, then adding to both sides
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document.write( " ---- Substituting + 2 for b
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document.write( " ------- Taking square root of both sides
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