document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115016>Question 1115016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you complete the square for this question:y=2x^2+4x-2 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got y = 2(x+1)^2 - 2 but the answer says its y = 2(x+1)^2 - 4. Can someone please tell me where they got the -4 from?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #729966 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=729966\">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%2B4x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B4x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Term to complete the square is  <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;\" >, which should be added and subtracted inside the parentheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remultiply to distribute the factor 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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