The quadratic equation is
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Solve the above quadratic equation by completing the square.
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Add 7 to each side.
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Divide each side by 3.
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To change the expression into a perfect square trinomial add
to each side of the equation.
Here x coefficient =
.
So,
.
Add
to each side.

Take the square root of each side.
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Add
to each side.

The solutions are
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