Solve by Extracting Square Roots $$x ^ { 2 } - \frac { 2 } { 3 } x$$

question 40

Multiple Choice

Solve by extracting square roots.
-x $$x ^ { 2 } - \frac { 2 } { 3 } x$$

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 9 } ; \left( x + \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(- \frac { 2 } { 3 } x ; \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 9 } ; \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(9 ; \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { 2 }\)

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