document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056945>Question 1056945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Follow the process of completing the square to solve x^2-10x+8=0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the value of the constant that will be isolated on the right side of the equation in step 3?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I answered -8 and was wrong. What did I do wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x²-10x+8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x²-10x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x²-10x+25=-8+25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)² = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5 = +/- <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2817%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2817%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+%2B-+sqrt%2817%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+%2B-+sqrt%2817%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  </SPAN>\n" );
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