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It ended up being of the form a^2 + b^2 + c^2 - 2ab + 2bc - 2ac = (-a + b + c)^2 I'm embarrassed at the amount of time I spent trying to figure that out. Thanks again

eumyang, thanks for the tip. Let me take a look. The problem I'm working on is bigger than what I've posted. This is just the point that has stumped me. Thanks again!

Homework Statement Hey guys, I know there are people on here that can help me figure this out... I have a complex quadratic. The coefficients of the quadratic are a=(1-x) b=x*(u+P/(u*r)) and c=-(u^2 + x*P/r). Using -b/2a +/- sqrt(b^2-4*a*c)/2a I'm trying to analytically reduce this quad eqn...

In the text (attached) I can't figure out how they are making the jump from the first eqn to the second eqn. Any guidance would be helpful. Thanks