Problem

Find the zeros of the quadratic equation 2x28x10=0 by completing the square.

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Step 5: Solve each equation for x to get the zeros of the original quadratic equation. This gives us x=2+3 or x=23.

Steps

Step 1 :Step 1: Divide every term by 2 to simplify the equation. This gives us x24x5=0.

Step 2 :Step 2: Rearrange the equation to isolate the square terms on one side: x24x=5.

Step 3 :Step 3: Complete the square on the left side of the equation by adding the square of half the coefficient of x to both sides of the equation. This gives us (x2)2=9.

Step 4 :Step 4: Take the square root of both sides to solve for x. This gives us two possible solutions: x2=3 or x2=3.

Step 5 :Step 5: Solve each equation for x to get the zeros of the original quadratic equation. This gives us x=2+3 or x=23.

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