document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111199>Question 111199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I keep getting stuck on this problem (below is what I keep getting)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem is....Solve for xby completing the square: x^2+6x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I can get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+6x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x^2=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x^2)=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I cant get any further, can you please tell me what i did wrong. Thank you so much!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81107 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81107\">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=x%5E2%2B6x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B6x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Follow this procedure to solve a quadratic by completing the square:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Put the equation in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx=c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  In this case you don't have to do anything because it is already in the proper form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: Find divide the coefficient on the 'x' term by 2:  6/2 = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Square this result: 3 * 3 = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: Add this result to both sides of the original equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5: Factor the left side of the equation.  This should be easy because you added the 9 to make the left side a perfect square.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6: Take the square root of both sides and then add -3 to both sides.  Don't forget that you need to consider both the positive and negative square roots.<BR>\n" );
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