Complete the square. 6x^2-48=-12

Question

Just need more information on how to solve it

Answer 1

6x^2 - 48x = -12

x^2 - 8x = -2

Add (half of -8)^2 = 16 to both sides to obtain:

x^2 - 8x + 16 = 14

(x-4)^2 = 14

x-4 = +/- sqrt(14)

x = 4 +/- sqrt(14)