document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206854>Question 1206854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good afternoon please help me solve the following equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2𝑥^2 − 9𝑥 + 5 = 0 Using completing the square method<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 #844533 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=844533\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation to be solved is 2x^2 - 9x + 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set the equation equal to 0 to get 2x^2 - 9x + 5 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 2 to get a coefficient of 1 in the x^2 term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will get x^2 - 9/2 * x + 5/2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 5/2 from both sides of the equation to get x^2 - 9/2 * x = -5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "complete the squares for x^2 - 9/2 * x as shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 9/4)^2 - 81/16 = -5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you took half of the constant term of -9/2 to get -9/4 and you squared -9/4 to get 81/16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 81/16 to both sides of the equation to get (x - 9/4)^2 = -5/2 + 81/16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the square root of both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 9/4) = plus or minus sqrt(-5/2 + 81/16).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 9/4 + sqrt(-5/2 + 81/16) or x = 9/4 - sqrt(-5/2 + 81/16).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the result will be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3.850781059 or x = .6492189406.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i used a the quadratic equation solve at <a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"https://www.mathsisfun.com/quadratic-equation-solver.html\" target = \"_blank\">https://www.mathsisfun.com/quadratic-equation-solver.html</a> to get the same answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a decent reference on how to solve a quadratic equation by using the completing the squares method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you have any questions or you need further help on this, let me know.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "theo\r<BR>\n" );
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