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Rewrite the expression g^4 + 12g^2 + 9 - 10g^2 + 8 in the form c(g^2 + p)^2 + q. What is q?

 May 8, 2022
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\(\quad g^4 + 12g^2 + 9 - 10g^2 + 8\\ = g^4 + 2g^2 + 17\\ =g^4 + 2g^2 + 1 + 16\\ \)

You know that \((g^2 + 1)^2 = g^4 + 2g^2 +1\). Can you find the answer from here?

 May 8, 2022

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