SOLUTION: what value should be added to each side to complete the square of:
x^2+20x=-8
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Question 685206: what value should be added to each side to complete the square of:
x^2+20x=-8
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what value should be added to each side to complete the square of:
x^2+20x=-8
When you have a binomial in this form:
There is a formula that tells you what will complete the square:
For us...b=20
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Some find it easier to visualize the end...guessing what it has to be to make a perfect square...that falls apart for most when fractions and decimals are introduced.
Happy Calculating!!!
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