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OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve by completing the square.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x\[x ^{2}+2x=24\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

move all one side you get\[x^{2} +2x -24 =0\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now you factour(x+6)(x-4)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x=-6 x=4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[2x ^{2}-4x-3=0\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this is quadratic equation form: [-b±√(b^2-4(a)(c))]/(2(a)) a=2 b=-4 c=-3 [-(-4)±√((-4)^2-(4*2*(-3))]/(2*2)) [(4)±√(16+24)]/(4) [(4)±2√(10)]/(4) x =1/2[±√(10)]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The above method is not "completing the square"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

annette the second you want do complete square?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Even in first one, it is splitting the middle term method and not completing the square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you Harkirat for remind me let do again , can you do second one it late I have to go 2/2=1 , 1^2 =1 (x+1)^2=24+1 (x+1)^2=25 x +1 = √(25) x = -1± 5 x=-6 or x= 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For the second we proceed as follows: \[2x ^{2}-4x-3=0\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First we take -3 to RHS as 3\[2x ^{2}-4x=3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Next we divide both sides by 2 (to get rid of the 2 in front of x^2) So we get \[x ^{2}-2x=3/2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now to complete the square we add 1^2 to both sides \[x ^{2}-2x+1^{2}=3/2 + 1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now left side is a complete square as follows \[(x-1)^{2}= 5/2\] This gives \[x-1 = \pm \sqrt{5/2}\] Now taking -1 to RHS we get the final answer \[x = 1 \pm \sqrt{5/2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the two roots/zeros of the given quadratic equation are \[1+\sqrt{5/2}\] and \[1-\sqrt{5/2}\]

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