Solve by completing the square.

Inactive Tutor answered • 08/07/17

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Add 16 to both sides of the equation. Doing so will make the left side a perfect trinomial square.

x² - 8x + 16 = -13 + 16

(x - 4)² = 3

Now can you solve for x from here?

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