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OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

Help please! Thank you

OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

Which of the following tables shows the correct steps to transform x2 + 4x + 3 = 0 into the form (x - p)2 = q? [p and q are integers] a.Step 1 x2 + 4x + 3 + 1 = 0 + 1 Step 2 x2 + 4x + 4 = 1 Step 3 (x + 2)2 = 1 b.Step 1 x2 + 4x + 3 - 1 = 0 - 1 Step 2 x2 + 4x + 2 = -1 Step 3 (x + 2)2 = -1 c.Step 1 x2 + 4x + 3 - 2 = 0 - 2 Step 2 x2 + 4x + 1 = -2 Step 3 (x + 2)2 = -2 d.Step 1 x2 + 4x + 3 + 2 = 0 + 2 Step 2 x2 + 4x + 5 = 2 Step 3 (x + 2)2 = 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1 of em is doing completing the square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no its not a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ali2x2 i want some!

OpenStudy (ali2x2):

@saseal LMAO XDD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why isn't it a ? i know it is not written (x-(-2)) ^ 2 = 1 , but otherwise...

OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

help me please

OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

what about option c idk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its a lol, got confused by that line stuff

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ali2x2 i want the huge ones!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@HelloKitty17 , if you get confused with this...try expanding the answer and see if it gets to the initial form

Nnesha (nnesha):

that link isn't supposed to be there

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[a^2+2ab+b^2=0\]\[x^2+4x+2^2=0\]

OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

so 100% a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this looks much better to read right?

OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

yea

OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

so the final answer is a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

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