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Old 08-24-2005, 04:02 PM
BruceZ BruceZ is offline
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Default Re: A good exercise ...

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Use completing the square to derive the quadratic formula.

Start with Ax^2+Bx+c=0

end with x = (-B (+-) SQRT(B^2-4AC))/2A

The algebraic manipulation is a little tricky. This goes a long way in solidifying your algebraic understanding and skills in my opinion.

-DP

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See my first post in this thread.
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