cambam49 cambam49
  • 20-12-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Rewrite the equation x^2-4x+9=5 in the form (x-p)^2=q

Respuesta :

jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 20-12-2018

Answer:

(x - 2)² = 0

Step-by-step explanation:

given x² - 4x + 9 = 5 ( subtract 5 from both sides )

x² - 4x + 4 = 0

This is a perfect square of the form

(x - a)² = x² - 2a + a²

compare coefficients of the x-term

- 2a = - 4 ⇒ a = 2

⇒ (x - 2)² = 0 ← is the required form


Answer Link

Otras preguntas

why do think Thomas Paine originally published Commons sense anonymously?
What were the causes if instability in the West after World War 1
What is an example of inertia?
What is one 10th of one fourth of one fifth of one half of 12,000
A husband and wife celebrate their birthdays on the same day of the month, but in different months. Every year, their birthdays fall on the same day of the week
Freda paid 6.5% sales tax on an item that costed $38 how much did she pay in tax
40% of a number equals the difference between the number and 10
What did the decree say that Gregory the VII ordered?
A paroxysm of laughter escaped a few. If the ratio of the laughers to the stolid was 2 to 17,and 7600 were in the throng, how many did not laugh
One milliliter of water weighs one gram. Explain the relationship between the conversion.  Then draw a conversion chart to show the relationship between one mil