SOLUTION: solve for x by using the completing the square method X^2-8X= -12

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Question 428405: solve for x by using the completing the square method
X^2-8X= -12
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
For this one X^2-8X= -12 we can add 16 to both sides to get:
X^2-8X+16= 4
Now factor it to get:
(x-4)(x-4)=4
rewritten as:
(x-4)^2=4
Square root:
x-4=+-2
Add 4 to get:
x=-2
x=6
Make sense?
RJ
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