document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088386>Question 1088386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each equation by completing the square. If necessary round to the nearest hundredth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+ 8a=513  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 + 8a = 513<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a + 4)^2 = (-4)^2 + 513<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a + 4)^2 = 529<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+4 = +/- &#8730;529<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -4 +/- &#8730;529<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -4 - 23   or   a = -4 + 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = - 27  or a = 19<BR>\n" );
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