SOLUTION: Fill in the blanks so the left side is a perfect square trinomial. That is, complete the square. x^2+16x_____=(x+___)^2

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Question 1039704: Fill in the blanks so the left side is a perfect square trinomial. That is, complete the square.
x^2+16x_____=(x+___)^2

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Fill in the blanks so the left side is a perfect square trinomial. That is, complete the square.
x^2 + 16x = 0
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The form is ax^2 + bx + c
To find c and complete the square:
c = (b/2a)^2 = (16/2)^2 = 64
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x^2 + 16x + 64 = 0 + 64
(x + 8)^2 = 64