document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1076100>Question 1076100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this by COMPLETING THE SQUARE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28x-2x^2=26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got no real solution. This is what I did, please correct me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x^2+28x=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(28/2)^2=196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x^2+28x+196=26+196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since you cannot take the square root of a negative, i got no real solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&#8730;-2x^2 = no real solutions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me, I am very confused. Thank you in advance, Emily </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #690780 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=690780\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%5E2%2B28x-26=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%5E2%2B28x-26=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Term which completes the square is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2814%2F2%29%5E2=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2814%2F2%29%5E2=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-7%29%5E2-36=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-7%29%5E2-36=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, standard form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVE\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which you would have also found through factoring earlier. </SPAN>\n" );
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