document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=136353>Question 136353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help, it says to solve by completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What I got for this was x-2 x+8 2-83<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am not so sure about my answer, please help! Thank You=) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99878 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=99878\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-3x%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-3x%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to complete the square, use this format<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ax^2 + 2abx + b^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-3x%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-3x%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  , so a = 1 and 2ab=-3 --> b = -3/2 --> b^2 = 9/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-3x+%2B+9%2F4++%2B1=+%289%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-3x+%2B+9%2F4++%2B1=+%289%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > whatever you do to one side, you need to do to the other\r<BR>\n" );
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