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An algebraic expression is, obviously, an expression with a variable.
"A number" would represent a variable, which, in this case, we'll use y.
So, 15 decreased by twice x.
15 - y x 2 =
I hope this helped :)
So to complete the square in
ax^2+bx+c=d form
make sure a=1
subtract c from both sides
take 1/2 of b and square it
add that to both sides
factor perfect square
1x^2-1x-2=0
a=1
move c to other side
add 2 to oth sides
x^2-1x=2
take 1/2 of b and square it
1/2 of -1=-1/2
squaer it
1/4
add that to both sides
x^2-1x+1/4=2+1/4
factor left side
(x-1/2)=2+1/4
first blank is 1/2
2+1/4=8/4+1/4=9/4
blanks are
1/2 and 9/4
The easiest way to do it is to make the numbers into decimals. All you need to do is divide them.
To convert 3/4 into a decimal just divide 3 by 4.
3 / 4 = .75
To get 5 1/2 into a decimal just ignore the 5 for now and divide the 1 by 2.
1 / 2 = .5
Now add the 5 back on and you have 5.5
So far you have converted the equation from (3/4) / 5 1/2 to .75 / 5.5
Now just divide .75 by 5.5
.75 / 5.5 = 1.136 with the 36 repeated
Usually the problem asks for you finding common multiples and common factors.
Usually these tools are used to solve a problem involving the first number.
Sometimes using common multiples and common factors are a waste of time but most of the time it just makes it easier to solve the problem.
