Answer:
x = 4 ± 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
x² - 8x = 3
To complete the square
add ( half the coefficient of the x- term )² to both sides
x² + 2(- 4)x + 16 = 3 + 16
(x - 4)² = 19 ( take the square root of both sides )
x - 4 = ±
( add 4 to both sides )
x = 4 ±
Answer:
5/6
Step-by-step explanation:
(-6 - 4) / (3 * -4) [substitute a and b]
-10 / -12 [multiply the values in parenthesis]
5 / 6 [simplify by dividing by the common factor 2]

From there we can see that because x equals both to a and b, it must be that a = b.
-9.5 because 5-9.5=-4.5 and -4.5+9.5=5. So yeah 5-9.5=5+-9.5 ?