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English: The quadratic equation can be derived by completing the square starting from a generic quadratic equation with symbolic coefficients. Manipulating the terms involving the variable into the form of a squared binomial on the left-hand side sets up taking a square root of both sides.
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Author Jacob Rus

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Completing the square entails forming a squared binomial on the left-hand side of a quadratic equation

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