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The Balylonians (around 400BC) first developed the algorithmic method for completing the square. But they didn't do it using equations, which they had no concept of, just a set of rules for particular cases. The Greeks, such as Euclid, showed geometrical proofs of the method. But it wasn't until the Persian mathematician al-Khawarizmi in the 9th century that the general algorithm was written down. Even this wasn't done using symbols like we use in algebra today but written out in prose.
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What equation results from completing the square and then factoring?
A quadratic equation
What is the principle square root of 64?
The principle square root of 64 is ±8.8.* * * * *The square roots of 64 are +8 and -8.The PRINCIPAL square root is the positive root, +8.So, the answer to the question that was asked is +8 not ±8.
Solving quadratic equation by completing the square?
Yes it is quite possible
Definition of principle square root?
The square root of a positive real number can either be +/-. The principle square root is defined as the positive value. sqrt(9) is +/- 3, but the principle square root of 9 is 3. For complex numbers the principle square root is the argument (or angle) of the complex number that lies between (-pi,pi]. I am pretty sure that the upper angle pi is closed while the lower angle -pi is open, but not 100%.
How do you solve by completing the square?
The related link "Purple Math" has an in depth explanation.
