How do you solve using the completing the square method #x^2 - x - 1 = 0#?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Completing the square is a bit tricky, the first step is to remove any multiplier on the highest term. Since our multiplier is 1, we are good to go.
Now we must get the constant to the other side. So we add 1 to each side.
Now we take
Add this number to both sides.
Now we should be able to correctly solve the left side so it is one term squared.
From here we solve for