SOLUTION: 1. Complete the square to solve the following quadratic equation for y. Show your work.
ay + by +c = 0
Why is this an important problem?
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ay + by +c = 0
Why is this an important problem?
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Question 518599: 1. Complete the square to solve the following quadratic equation for y. Show your work.
ay + by +c = 0
Why is this an important problem? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Completing the square is an inappropriate methdod for solving . You just factor out the y: , add -c to both sides: , and then multiply by the reciprocal of the binomial coefficient on .
Had the problem been , then completing the square would have been absolutely the right thing to do. But that isn't what you asked.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
