document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93003>Question 93003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I AM HAVING PROBLEMS SOLVING THIS PROBLEM AND NEED SOME HELP\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVE BY COMPLETING THE SQUARE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=5X+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X^2=5X+2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-5x+? = 2+?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete the square to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x+[(1/2)*(-5)]^2 = 2 + [(1/2)*(-5)]^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 5x + (25/4) = 2 + (25/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-(5/2))^2 = 33/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-(5/2)) = [sqrt(33)]/2  or (x-(5/2)) = [-sqrt(33)]/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (5/2)+(sqrt(33)/2 or x = (5/2) - [sqrt(33)]/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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