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Completing the square on gives . Find .

Class 10Quadratic EquationsAlgebra — Quadratics
  • A4
  • B9
  • C−4
  • D14

Step-by-Step Solution

, so . Setting this to 0 gives , so (and or ; check: 1 − 6 + 5 = 0). Answer 9 is the number completing the square, not what remains; −4 keeps the constant on the wrong side; 14 adds 9 and 5 instead of subtracting.
Answer: A) 4

Key idea: Method 2: Completing the square

Rewrite into the form .

**Steps for **:
1. Take half the coefficient of .
2. Square it: .
3. Add and subtract this value to complete the perfect square.

Example: .
→
→
→ ±2 → or −5.

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