Question

Does anyone know how to complete the square for x^2-6x+13=0

Answer 1

Steps of completing the square

quadratic equation looks like

Using that as reference

1.) Divide everything by a (the coefficient of x^2)
2.) Move the value that doesn't have "x" to the other side of the = sign
3.) Complete the square by adding it to the side with "x's" and subtracting it on the side with that doesn't have "x"


And since we're just completing the square and not solving for x using the "complete the square" method, your final equation should look something like this