Completing the Square with Fractions

9.3.4 Completing the Square with Fractions

9.3.4 • Completing the Square with Fractions

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The solutions to this equation are x=34x=34 and x=14x=14. Show how to find those solutions by completing the square. x2−x+316=0x2−x+316=0

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x2−x+316=0x2−x+14=−316+14=−316+416=116x2−x+14=116(x−12)2=116x−12=±14x−12=14x−12=−14x2−x+316=0x2−x+14=−316+14=−316+416=116x2−x+14=116(x−12)2=116x−12=±14x−12=14x−12=−14

x=14 and x=34x=14 and x=34