<PRE><B>Question 610554</B>
Which of these is the first step in solving x^2 + 6x + 1 = 0 by completing the square?
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x^2 + 6x + 1 = 0
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x^2+6x+(3^2) - (3^2) + 1 = 0
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(x+3)^2 - 9 + 1 = 0
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(x+1)^2 = 8
etc.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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a. (x + 6)^2 = -1
b. x^2 + 6x = -1
c. x^2 + 6x + 9 - 9 + 1 = 0
d. (x + 6)^2 + 1 = 1 
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