Divide all terms by 3 so:-
x2-4x = 5
Completing the square:-
(x-2)2 = 9
x-2 = -/+3
x = -1 or x = 5
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Completing the square is a method used to solve a quadratic function. This is a handy method when there are two instances of the same variable in the function.
i want to solve few questions of completing square method can u give me some questions on it
Completing the square would be the same as "Finding the square root" So an example would be 16. 16 is a perfect square so it would reduce to 4.
If: x^2 +18x = 29 Then completing the square: (x+9)^2 -81 = 29 or (x+9)^2 = 110
3x2+14x+8 = 0 x = -2/3 or x = -4