The sum of two numbers is 12. The difference of the same two numbers is -4. Find the numbers
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Answer:
x=-1
y=15
Step-by-step explanation:
This works because completing the square is essentially demonstrating what g(x) - where g(x) in this case = x^2 - would have to be translated by to give the function you have.
So by completing the square you have shown that the function you've been given has been shifted to the left by -1, stretched by a factor of 2 along the y axis and shifted up by 15.
