Topic: I can't believe I'm doing this.

misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY started this discussion 14 years ago #18,771

Some girl's got this homework and once she got stuck, she figured she'd ask the smartest dude she knows her words ;D to help her. But I can't for the life of me work this shit out.

If xÂ² + ax -2 = (x-3)Â² -b
what are the values of a and b?

HELP ME MINICHAN, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #310,390

A = -6
B = 11

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x%C2%B2+%2B+ax+-2+%3D+%28x-3%29%C2%B2+-b+

Lee O'Nidas !nBpim1wazU joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #310,391

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misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 8 seconds later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #310,392

@310,390 (B)
make love to me.

misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) double-posted this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #310,394

@310,391 (Lee O'Nidas !nBpim1wazU)
you too, can make love to me.
EDIT: BRING IT BACK

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Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 37 seconds later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #310,395

@310,391 (Lee O'Nidas !nBpim1wazU)
That post actually had some quality for a change, you didn't have to edit it out.

Lee O'Nidas !nBpim1wazU replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #310,397

I did my post and then I see Anonymous B did a much better job than me.

misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #310,399

@previous (Lee O'Nidas !nBpim1wazU)
i need it thoughhhh

green !YzDEWwv9Z2 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #310,414

Is this a level?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #310,424

@310,390 (B)
fuckken saved

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 32 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #310,432

xÂ² + ax - 2 = [x-3]Â² - b
xÂ² + ax - 2 = xÂ² - 6x + 9 - b
xÂ² - xÂ² + ax + 6x - 2 - 9 + b = 0
ax + 6x - 11 + b = 0
ax + 6x + b = 11
[a + 6]x + b = 11
[a + 6]x = 11 - b
[-6 + 6]x = 11 - 11
0 = 0

a = -6
b = 11

Minichan