Oliviakanaan Oliviakanaan
  • 21-11-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

Show that x^2-8x+20 can be written in the form (x-a)^2+a where a is an integer

Respuesta :

Eddie1Wan
Eddie1Wan Eddie1Wan
  • 21-11-2021

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's complete the square

x²-8x=-20

x²-8x+(-4)²=-20+(-4)²

x²+(-4)²=-20+16

(x-4)²=-4

(x-4)²+4

where a is an integer as required

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Circle 6 numbers for a total of 31.8,9,91,5,81,1,1
Could a vector ever be shorter than one of its components? Equal in length to one of its components? Explain.
What could you call an unemployed movie star
Why do the track runners start at different positions on the track?
Multicellular organisms can be organized into what other levels?
is 5/12 bigger than 3/7
what caused people of many different religious groups to settle in the middle colonies
is 5/12 bigger than 3/7
Could a vector ever be shorter than one of its components? Equal in length to one of its components? Explain.
Circle 6 numbers for a total of 31.8,9,91,5,81,1,1