document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125945>Question 125945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factoring: quadratic equations and completing the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x+1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't know how to do this when it's a fraction, would i use completing the square? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "= (x-(1/2))^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You recognize that x^2 and (1/4) are both perfect squares.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you regognize that 1 is twice the square root of (1/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the trinomial is a perfect square trinomial <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and factors as (a-b)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your a is \"x\"; Your b is \"1/2\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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