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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-041

By completing the square, solve for `b` given 

   `b^2-10b-125=0.`  (3 marks)

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`5+-5sqrt(6)`

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`b^2-10b-125` `=0`
`b^2-10b+25-150` `=0`
`(b-5)^2` `=150`
`b-5` `= +-sqrt(150)`
`b` `=5+-sqrt(25xx6)`
`b` `=5+-5sqrt(6)`

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