document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073633>Question 1073633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by completing the square. The equation has real number solutions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x-2=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x-2=0 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 4 = 2+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)^2 = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = sqrt(6) or x+2 = -sqrt(6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -2+sqrt(6) or x = -2-sqrt(6)<BR>\n" );
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