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Romashka [77]
3 years ago
5

Solve this equation by completing the square a²-2a-8=0

Mathematics
1 answer:
igomit [66]3 years ago
4 0
<span>a² -2a -8 = 0
Move the non-x term to the right
</span>a² -2a  = <span>8
Divide equation by coefficient of a^2 (not necessary).
Take the coefficient of x (which is -2)
divide it by 2
square it
add it to both sides of the equation
-2 / 2 = -1
-1 ^2 = 1

</span>
a² -2a  +1= <span>8 +1

(a -1) * (a-1) = 9

</span>Take the square root of both sides

(a-1) = 3
a = 4

Remember that square root of 9 ALSO = -3
(a-1) = -3
a = -2


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