Find the roots of the following quadratic (if they exist) by the method of completing the square.

We have to make the quadratic equation a perfect square if possible or sum of perfect square with a constant.


(a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2





(x + 11/6)2 = 1/36


x + 11/6 = �1/6


x = -2, -5/3


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