Solve the equation below by completing the square and then solving for x. x2 - 6x + 1 = 17

The expression for the square of a binomial is

Since your expression starts with

It means that , and so -6x must be twice the product of x and some number b. If you choose b = -3 you have

So, if you add 8 to both sides of your equation, you have

By choosing one sign at a time, we have the two solutions

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step-by-step explanation:

4y - 6 + 4y^2 - 9

before simplifying this contains 4 terms

after simplifying

4y -15 + 4y^2

it contains 3 terms