SOLUTION: solve by completing the square m^2 – 1/2m = 7/2

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Question 522025: solve by completing the square
m^2 – 1/2m = 7/2
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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m^2 – 1/2m = 7/2
m^2-1/2 m +1/16 = 7/2 +1/16
(m-1/4)^2=(56+1)/16
(m-1/4)^2=57/16
take the square root
(m-1/4)= +/- sqrt(57)/4
m=1/4+sqrt(57)/4 OR 1/4-sqrt(57)/4