SOLUTION: please find the value for k tha completes the square for x^2+10x+k

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Question 72082: please find the value for k tha completes the square for x^2+10x+k
Answer by 303795(602) About Me  (Show Source):
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To complete the square you need to have the problem written with a coefficient of 1 for the x squared term. You then halve the x term.
So for this problem x%5E2%2B10x%2Bk
%28x%2B5%29%5E2
When this is squared the final term is 25 so k=25