SOLUTION: How do I solve this completing the square problem x²+6x+"blank"

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Question 399145: How do I solve this completing the square problem x²+6x+"blank"
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, robertb:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Divide the coefficient on the 1st degree term by 2, square the result, and add that result to the trinomial.

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Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For , you divide b by 2, square the result to get , and add AND subtract to retain the original expression.
Hence

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