What is the intermediate step in the form (x + a)2 = b as a result of completing the square for the following equation?
x^2 + 35x + 99 = 15x + 15

6x2-60x+438  Factor out a 6 from the first 2 terms.

6(x2-10x     )+438  Do (b/2)2 to find the c term.  (-10/2)2 = 25

6(x2-10x+25)+438-150   Adding 25 inside the parenthesis is really like adding 6(25)=150 to that side of the equation.  To keep the equation in balance, you have to subtract 150 from the other term.  Simplify

6(x-5)2+288

Step-by-step explanation:

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

think about the doctor who treated the major and the speaker in the short story "in another country." put yourself in the shoes of the doctor, and based on what you read in the story, write what you think his thoughts about the major and the speaker would be. use the following vocabulary in your response and change the form of these words as needed: detached resign withered