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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please help me complete the square of: ((( x^2+12x+_____ ))) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Divide by the high-order coefficient.  In this case it is 1, so you don't have to do anything.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Divide the coefficient on the linear term by 2, then square the result.  Here, 12 divided by 2 is 6; 6 squared is 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  The result of step 2 is the required constant term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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