document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059706>Question 1059706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by completing the square and applying the square root property. Write imaginary solutions in the form a+b&#303;.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a^2+4a+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a^2+4a=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((2a^2)/2)+(4a/2))=(-5/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2(2)^2)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+2a+1=-5/2+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a+1)^2=(-5/2)+(2/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a+1)^2=-3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt (a+1)^2=sqrt(-3/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+1=+or- sqrt(3/2)&#303; </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "and then INSIDE the parentheses, add the term  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F2%29%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F2%29%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but on the right-hand member, you must account for the factor in the left-side member which has been factorized....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that is clear for you, then continue.   </SPAN>\n" );
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