In the process of completing the square, 3x2 + 7x - 12 becomes https://oconomowoc.owschools.com/media/g_alg02_2015/7/t7.gif

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mven · Answer

True or False?

anonymous · Answer

@MVen , like to know?

triciaal · Answer

to get an equivalent equation whatever you do to one term you do to each term .

how did you get from 3x^2 to x^2? 
do the same for all terms

mathmale · Answer

Following triciaal's suggestion, divide all three terms of the expression   3x2 + 7x - 12
by 3 and then re-write    3x2 + 7x - 12    in   this factored form.

@MVen:  would you do that, please, and share your result?