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Completing the square

Anyone know how you do this:
4x^2+24x in the form a(x+p)^2 +q
What are the values of a, p and q?

Thanks in advance
Original post by 8greenorange
anyone know how you do this:
4x^2+24x in the form a(x+p)^2 +q
what are the values of a, p and q?

Thanks in advance

a = 4
p = 3
q = -36
Original post by 8Greenorange
Anyone know how you do this:
4x^2+24x in the form a(x+p)^2 +q
What are the values of a, p and q?

Thanks in advance

How far have you got?
The first step should be to factor out "the a value" (the number before the x2x^2).
Original post by 12ksmith
a = 4
p = 3
q = -36


Thanks could you explain how you got p=3, a bit confused but thanks anyway
Original post by Batgirl98
Isn't p = -3 ?


I'm pretty sure it's not
Original post by 12ksmith
I'm pretty sure it's not


Yeah I know it isn't, sorry ~ I deleted it after realising my mistake lol :colondollar:
Original post by 12ksmith
x


As stated in the posting guidelines, you should not be posting the answer straight away, but should instead help the student to understand so they can find the answer themselves.
First step is factor out the 4.
Original post by Lemur14
As stated in the posting guidelines, you should not be posting the answer straight away, but should instead help the student to understand so they can find the answer themselves.


Sorry - at least I helped them tho
Really appreciate that thanks a lot 👍

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