Find the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 8x = 9 by completing the square. show your work.

The answer is -1 or 9

The quadratic equation is ax² + bx + c  = 0. But, by completing the square we turn it into: a(x + d)² + e = 0, where:

d = b/2a

e = c - b²/4a

Our quadratic equation is x² - 8x = 9, which is after rearrangement:

x² - 8x - 9 = 0

So, a = 1, b = -8, c = -9

Let's first calculate d and e:

d = b/2a = -8/(2 * 1) = -8/2 = -4

e = c - b²/4a = -9 - (-8)²/(4 * 1) = -9 - 64/4 = -9 - 16 = -25

By completing the square we have:

a(x + d)² + e = 0

1(x + (-4))² + (-25) = 0

(x - 4)² - 25 = 0

(x - 4)² = 25

⇒ x - 4 = √25

Since √25 can be either -5  or +5 , then:

x - 4 = -5             or           x - 4 = 5

x = -5 + 4            or           x = 5 + 4

x = -1                   or           x = 9

Step-by-step explanation:

1) c 2143.6 cm

2) c 113.0 m

3) a 33.5 ft

4)   d 2 cm

5) c 20 mm

6) 180 in

7) d 120 ft

median is the value separating the higher half of a data sample, a population or probablity distribution from the lower half.

step-by-step explanation:

say you have 3,8,7,3,1,9,8 order them from lowest to highest

if orderd it would be 1,3,3,7,8,8,9 now you take away from the lowest and the highest until you end up in the middle.

so you would remove the 1 and 9 leaving you with 5 digits remaining

when you've reached the middle that would be your answer so in this case the answer is 7

if there were two numbers left say 7 and 5 you'd and them together so 12 then divide by 2 witch would equal 6 so the answer would be 6

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