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Postby yanni5473 » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:56 pm

how to solve:

m^2 + 8m + 3 =0
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Re: how to solve

Postby admin » Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:32 am

m^2 + 8m + 3 =0
m^2 + 8m = -3

m^2 + 8m + 16 = -3 + 16
(m + 4)^2 + 16 = -3+16
(m + 4)^2 = -3+16
(m + 4)^2 = 13

(m + 4) = ±sqrt(13)
m = ±sqrt(13) - 4

m1 = -sqrt(13) - 4
m2 = sqrt(13) - 4

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