charlietrio123 charlietrio123
  • 03-02-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

Solve by transforming into a perfect square trinomial

x squared-14x=15

Respuesta :

TheHero
TheHero TheHero
  • 03-02-2017
x^2 - 14 x  = 15

(x - 7)^2 - 49 = 15

(x-7)^2 = 64

x - 7 = - or  + 8

x = 15  or -1 

Just take half o the coefficient of x and subtract it squared as above.

In general

x^2 + ax = b

(x + a/2)^2 - a^2/4 = b 

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

is a piece of cloth a point, line, or plane?
Among other things, the romantics valued: a. individualism, the belief in the uniqueness of each person. b. socialism, a system in which society owns and contr
All of the following are true about Latinos’ experiences in World War II EXCEPT (A) unlike African Americans, Latinos fought in integrated units (B) Latino you
If every positive number has two square roots and you can find the length of the side of a square window by finding a square root of the area, why is there only
All of the following are true about Latinos’ experiences in World War II EXCEPT (A) unlike African Americans, Latinos fought in integrated units (B) Latino you
Write equation in function form y-3x-11=0
what is this number in word form 3,152,308,726
write the number in two other forms
Who were the British allies and how did they help them to win so many battles in the American Revolutionary
How do I solve c/4d divided by 3/8d