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Use completing the square to identify the solutions to the quadratic below: d^2 + 4d - 10 = 0

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\begin{gathered} d=-2+\sqrt[]{14} \\ d=-2-\sqrt[]{14} \end{gathered}

Step-by-step explanation

We want to solve the quadratic equation using completing the square method:


d^2+4d-10=0

The general form of a quadratic equation is:


ax^2+bx+c=0

where a, b and c are coefficients.

The first step is to find a number that is equal to:


((b)/(2))^2

From the given equation, b is 4.

So, we have that:


((4)/(2))^2=2^2=4

Now, we can add that number to both sides of the equation and write it in this form:


(d^2+4d+4)-10=4

Factorize the part of the left hand side in the parantheses:


\begin{gathered} (d^2+2d+2d+4)-10=4 \\ (d+2)^2-10=4 \end{gathered}

Add 10 to both sides of the equation:


\begin{gathered} (d+2)^2=4+10 \\ (d+2)^2=14 \end{gathered}

Find the square root of both sides:


\begin{gathered} d+2=+\sqrt[]{14} \\ \text{and} \\ d+2=-\sqrt[]{14} \end{gathered}

Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation:


\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow d=-2+\sqrt[]{14} \\ \text{and} \\ \Rightarrow d=-2-\sqrt[]{14} \end{gathered}

That is the solution of the equation according to completing the square method.

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