SOLUTION: x^2+18x+14=(x+a)^2+b where a and b are numbers, then, a=? b=?

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Question 179112: x^2+18x+14=(x+a)^2+b
where a and b are numbers, then, a=? b=?
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so



Clearly, and



Since we know that we can substitute this value into:



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