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Katarina [22]
3 years ago
15

Solve this equation by completing the square p^2 + 16p - 17 = 0

Mathematics
1 answer:
LenaWriter [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: p=1

Step-by-step explanation:

p^{2}+16p-17=0\\p^{2}+16p=17\\1^{2}+16(1)=17\\1+16=17\\p=1

(p-1)(p+16)

Also, here's the cross method in completing the square that I tried in the file attachment. I haven't done this in a while, so this may not be neat.

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