SOLUTION: what number should be added to complete the square of the expression? x^2 + 2/5x

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Question 535913: what number should be added to complete the square of the expression?
x^2 + 2/5x

Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the square of a monomial, you have the square of each term and the double product, so

has the squares of and
along with twice their product
has the square of
and the twice the product of and what?
I would say it's

so it's twice the product of and
To complete the square of
you need }

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