Question

please help me this one

Complete the square to solve the equation below.

(picture) http://i.imgur.com/UA9BwVe.png

Answer 1

Have you considered Completing the Square?

x^2 + x + ______ = 11/4 + _____

Fill in the blanks.

Answer 2

isn't D?

Answer 3

I don't know. I didn't look at the answers. I prefer actually working the problem. Let's see how you do it.

Answer 4

I'm not sure that's why I'm asking

Answer 5

to complete the square, take half the x coordinate which is 1, then square it. What is half of 1?

Answer 6

i like your picture;)

Answer 7

mine?

Answer 8

is also good

Answer 9

and funny

Answer 10

.5

Answer 11

anyways, half of 1 is 1/2. When you square that 1/2, what do you get?

Answer 12

You have shown nothing. Where and how are you stuck? What sdhould be done next? Did you fill in the blanks? What is the coefficient on the x-term? Is that important?