Jewana Jewana
  • 09-02-2021
  • Mathematics
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express x^2 - 8x + 5 in the form (x - a)^2 - b where a and b are integers

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Adetunmbiadekunle Adetunmbiadekunle
  • 14-02-2021

Answer:

x^2 -8x + 5 = (x-4)^2 - 11

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we want to write the given expression in the form

x^2-8x + 5 can be written as follows;

(x-4)^2 = x^2 - 8x + 16

All we have to do is to subtract 11

Thus, we have it that;

x^2-8x + 5 = (x-4)^2 - 11

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