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bulgar [2K]
3 years ago
11

How to complete the square

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Mathematics
1 answer:
DaniilM [7]3 years ago
7 0

(a-b)^2=a^2-2ab+b^2\qquad(*)\\\\x^2-2x-8=0\qquad|\text{add 8 to both sides}\\\\x^2-2x\cdot1=8\qquad|\text{add}\ 1^2\ \text{to both sides}\\\\\underbrace{x^2-2(x)(1)+1^2}_{(*)}=8+1^2\\\\(x-1)^2=9\iff x-1=\pm\sqrt9\\\\x-1=-3\ \vee\ x-1=3\qquad|\text{add 1 to both sides}\\\\x=-2\ \vee\ x=4

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