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Completing the Squares

Let A be different from zero. Then

Ax2 + Dx = AX2 + K,

where

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For example,

4x2 - 3x = 4X2 - 9/4

where

X = x - ⅜.

We shall illustrate the method of Translation of Axes with an example and then describe the method in general.
Home Limits, Analytic Geometry, and Approximations Second Degree Curves Completing the Squares

Last Update: 2006-11-25